International Development written question – answered at on 10 March 2005.
Mr John Lyons
Labour, Strathkelvin and Bearsden
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will take steps to bring together representatives of countries prepared to help a new Palestinian state to discuss a co-ordinated aid programme.
Hilary Benn
The Secretary of State for International Development
One of the outcomes of the recent London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority (PA) was a commitment by the international community to more streamlined donor co-ordination and support. DFID will play a full part in strengthening donor co-ordination, including the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee. Follow up to the Meeting includes the establishment of a new Working Group on security, and it is anticipated that the World Bank and the PA will jointly convene a donor Consultative Group in the summer.
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