Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 21 April 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of
Of the £18 million discretionary funding assigned to the Middle East and North Africa Programme for 2009-10; £13.1 million has been allocated to Iraq, £3.15 million to Israel-Palestine, and £1.35 million to Lebanon. The remaining £400,000 has been assigned to Yemen.
This programme will continue our assistance to build Iraqi and Palestinian police and judiciary capabilities and our work with the Lebanese armed forces and internal security forces. It will also allow the UK to foster economic growth, investment and job opportunities in the Basra region, monitor and assist in improving the economic and humanitarian situation in Israeli-Palestine and reinforce Lebanese sovereignty and good governance.
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