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227449

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have has made to the government of Israel concerning deaths and injuries in Gaza since August 2014 from explosive remnants of war (ERW); and what plans the international community has to deal with ERW.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text We are aware of the UN Mine Action Service’s reporting that since the ceasefire on 26 August 2014, 46 people have been reported injured and 10 killed as a consequence of explosive remnants of war (ERW). The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is a crucial service provider to the Gazan population. More than 1,000 UNRWA teachers across the Gaza Strip have been trained to educate students about the dangers of ERW. While we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, it is important to note that UK support is helping UNRWA to conduct its work on ERW. The UK is the third biggest donor to UNRWA’s General Fund, contributing £107 million between 2011 and 2015. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:59:24 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227450

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel concerning the Palestinian children killed by live ammunition in 2014; and how many of the soldiers responsible have been charged.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of excessive use of force with the Israeli government and security figures. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv raised his concern over the high number of Palestinian civilian fatalities, including of children, with the Israeli Attorney General (AG) on 19 January. He said the UK wanted to see rigorous investigations into these incidents. Israeli authorities have told us that self-defence and a more challenging security environment were part of the explanation for the increase in fatalities. A number of investigations are pending. We are aware of one case - the Betunia case in which two Palestinian teenagers were shot on 15 May – in which the AG’s investigation had led to the prosecution of those responsible. We continue to monitor developments in this and other cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:55:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227451

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Israeli Peace Initiative; and what action, if any, they will take to promote it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text We are aware of the Israeli Peace Initiative and support the idea of a greater role for regional players in a renewed peace process. We welcome the important role civil society has in generating ideas for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:55:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

226451

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel concerning its reported policy of setting dogs on civilians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities over this issue. We do understand, however, that the Operations Commander in the Central Command of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has ordered a halt to the use of dogs in arrest missions until the procedure is reviewed. The IDF is investigating an incident in which IDF soldiers used dogs to stop Palestinians accused of stone-throwing near Hebron. An IDF official said the soldiers’ behaviour was improper, and would be met with disciplinary measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:59:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225723

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Middle East
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 concerning the reported shooting of a fisherman off the coast of Gaza on 7 March and about their reported reduction of the fishing limit to four miles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>While officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have not raised this particular case with the Israeli authorities, they have voiced concern over the Israel Defence Force’s use of live fire against fishermen.</p><p>The fishing limit remains at six nautical miles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:54:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225726

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the environmental consequences of the agreement between Israel and Jordan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the environmental consequences of the agreement between Israel and Jordan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, other than that this project has the potential to curb the loss of the Dead Sea.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:58:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

224928

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Middle East
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 following the reported shooting of a man on the roof of his family home in Deheishe refugee camp.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv discussed this incident with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). They relayed our concern to the IDF over its decision not to open an investigation on the grounds that it had substantive information to confirm that soldiers responded after a direct hit on a fellow soldier.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:55:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

224929

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the shooting of a Palestinian student drinking from a water fountain in a Jerusalem school, what representations they will make to the government of Israel concerning schools in the West Bank becoming secure areas for children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, our officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raise the issues of excessive use of force and human rights violations against children with Israeli authorities. Most recently, our Ambassador in Tel Aviv discussed Israel Defence Forces excessive use of force with the Israeli Attorney General.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:56:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

224930

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report in <i>Haaretz</i> that Israel already has a plan to evacuate the communities along the Gaza Strip border, what assessment they have made of the likelihood of military action in that area; and what steps they are taking with the international community to prepare to evacuate Gazan citizens in the event of such action.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned that the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. We assess that the situation is bleak and our levers for change are few, but given the high human costs involved, we have been clear that all parties must do everything they can to reduce the possibility of a return to conflict. We are not taking any steps to prepare to evacuate Gazan citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:55:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

178731

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 2 February (HL 4414), whether in the light of recent reports of shell shock among Gazan children they have any plans to ask the government of Israel to refrain from mock aerial fighter displays; and what funding or help the United Kingdom is providing to treat trauma in young children in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We are investigating these reports and are considering raising this issue with the Israeli authorities. We have a regular dialogue with the Israelis regarding the conduct of the occupation and frequently raise issues of concern.</p><p>The Department for International Development (DfID) has provided £106.5million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) General Fund from 2011-15. UNRWA has integrated psycho-social care into their education service delivery, for which we provide core funding.</p><p>DfID also supported some short-term psychosocial care in the aftermath of the conflict, between July and October. Through their Rapid Response Fund, they gave:</p><p> </p><p>- £500,000 to CARE (their total caseload including adults and children was 182,000)</p><p> </p><p>- £306,000 to International Medical Corps to support 3,000 children</p><p> </p><p>- And £253,000 to Plan to support 4,844 children</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/02/2015 12:33:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge