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Israel and Palestine: Development Aid

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98693

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to evaluate bids for funding under forthcoming peacebuilding programmes for Israel and Palestine.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK has announced plans to host a key peacebuilding conference on 12 March next year, which will bring together international experts and civil society organisations from the Middle East, to map existing peace-building work and support the establishment of an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine. All further details such as the staffing of this work, international partners attending the conference, and the evaluation of funding bids, will be set out in the usual way in due course.

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