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Written Question
West Bank: Housing
Wednesday 3rd February 2016

Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian effect of the planning process in Area C of the West Bank.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

According to the UN, Palestinians in the OPTs face a range of serious threats including threats to life, destruction of homes and forced displacement. Planning helps stop demolitions and displacement, which have a negative humanitarian impact and continue to undermine development. The UK strongly supports development of Area C and continues to fund the development of Palestinian outline plans to improve communities’ access to services.

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