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FOI/202400399962 · FOI · unclear

Funds sent to Gaza: FOI release

Published
2024-03-28
Received
2024-02-20
Responded
2024-03-12
Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

In relation to the £750,000 of aid given to Gaza:

Was this sum in the original budget for 2023-24? If not, was the sum (or excess) taken from another planned spend or from another department? What was the original planned spend per territory for 2023-24?

Response

The answer to your request is that these funds were approved by the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development and came from the Directorate for External Affairs (DEXA) 2023/24 budget.

There was no planned spend for any of the Occupied Palestinian Territories for 2023/24.

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