To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support the UK is providing to assist the strengthening of the Palestinian security forces; and if she will make a statement. (141740)

The UK has seconded staff to the EU Police Mission in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and EU Border Assistance Mission Rafah and the US Security Co-ordinator General Dayton. In addition, we have provided non-lethal equipment to the presidential guard and radio equipment to the Palestinian civil police.