Written question asked by Christian Wakeford (Conservative) on Monday, 20 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 July 2020. It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Monday, 27 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Palestinians: Textbooks
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the recommendations of the George Eckert Institute's interim report on its independent review of Palestinian textbooks are implemented before the start of the new academic year in September 2020.
- Answer
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Following UK calls for action, our European Partners commissioned the Georg Eckert Institute to conduct an independent review of Palestinian textbooks, which is currently underway.
We understand the report has been delayed due to COVID-19. We have regular discussions with our European Partners on the review and we continue to encourage them to finalise the interim report as soon as possible.
The UK will continue to raise our concerns about incitement in education, as I did most recently with the PA Minister for Education just last month. We welcome the PA's work to revise its textbooks and their intention to publish updated versions for the start of the school year in September.
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- 76939
- Session
- 2019-21
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Schools Reviews Palestine Textbooks Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research
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