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Palestine: Development Aid

Asked by Bob BlackmanConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5322

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what outputs the Palestine Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning programme (PALMEL, GB-GOV-1-400409) has produced to date on value for money of UK-funded programmes in Palestine; and whether any such assessment covers differential provision of services between communities in Area C.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

Value for money is embedded across all of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's work. We employ robust systems and frameworks, and continuously review our programmes, to ensure the effective and responsible use of UK taxpayers' money. Documentation related to our active and former programmes in Palestine is available on DevTracker: DevTracker Programme GB-GOV-13-OODA-AHRC-C4WCAGQ-R6SBCMZ-AYRNVWK.

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