Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to review her Department's spending on all education projects in the Palestine authority to ensure those projects meet her Department's criteria.

The UK’s bilateral funding to the Palestinian Authority education sector only goes to support the salaries of vetted teachers and public servants. Our support is helping around 25,000 young Palestinians go to school each year.. The UK is about to assess performance of this past year’s support with the Palestinian Authority, including progress against the Partnership Principles, and tackling incitement in education. DFID OPTs regularly monitors programme performance, including through annual reviews. The Minister of State has also personally reviewed our educational programs on his most recent visit to Palestine and will be contributing to our portfolio review.