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1180667

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date	25/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to protect agricultural lands in Gaza from incursions by Israeli forces and the destruction of Gaza farmland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of such reports. Agricultural goods are some of the only Gazan exports permitted to cross the border into Israel. We continue to raise with Israeli counterparts our concerns about Israeli action.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2020 12:15:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1180668

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the reported closure of a Palestinian bakery in East Jerusalem that supplied food to worshippers attending the Al Asqa mosque.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>While we have not made any representations on this specific case, the UK is committed to working with all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the status quo to ensure the safety and the security of the Al Haram Al Sharif / Temple Mount and all who worship there. In our meetings with the Israeli authorities we regularly raise the need to respect the status quo of the holy sites in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv last raised this issue with the Israeli authorities on 16 October 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2020 12:15:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1180669

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Paletinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to protect the homes of Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose land is being undermined by Israeli archaeological excavations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly make clear our serious concerns about the situation in East Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities, both bilaterally and in co-operation with EU partners. We are strongly opposed to any attempts to change the facts on the ground in the East Jerusalem.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2020 17:47:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1180670

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibilities they have under international law to ensure that Israel complies with the Geneva Conventions in the occupied territories of Palestine.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains of the view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) amounts to an 'occupation' which is governed by relevant rules of international law, including the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2020 12:13:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge