Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2022 to Question 97558 on Palestinians: Intelligence Services, what the total value of UK aid is that the Government has contributed to the Palestinian Authority’s Preventative Security Forces as of 16 December 2022.

The UK's goal in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is to preserve the viability of the two-state solution as the best way to bring stability to the region. To deliver this goal, the UK is helping to develop the institutions of a future Palestinian State to ensure it can effectively deliver services for Palestinian people, including security, and act as a partner for peace with Israel. Our support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) security sector is helping to improve the accountability and transparency of the security services. Building the capacity of the PA security sector is extremely important in helping lay the groundwork for a future Palestinian state and a lasting solution to the conflict in the region.