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540031

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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: West Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK's policy on the Middle East of recent demolitions by Israel of Palestinian homes and other structures in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	43397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2016 answer text The UK position on demolitions is clear: demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and are, in all but the most exceptional of cases, contrary to international humanitarian law. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised our opposition to demolitions with the Israeli authorities repeatedly, most recently on 12 July, and urged them to provide a legal route for Palestinian construction. I also made our position clear at Oral Questions in the House on 12 July. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/07/2016 15:35:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

773975

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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: West Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on compensation for the demolition of UK-funded Palestinian structures in Area C of the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	uin	108778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has not directly funded any structures in recent years that have been demolished by the Israeli Government. We are keeping the case for compensation under review. The UK is focused on preventing demolitions from happening through our funding to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme which helps residents challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/10/2017 12:10:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

769700

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	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: West Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to make representations to the Government of Israel on the demolition of the two Palestinian West Bank villages at Khan Al Ahmar and Susiya.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	107485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>​The Government remains gravely concerned about continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities including proposals to demolish the Bedouin villages of Khan al-Ahmar and Susiya.</p><p>The UK continues to call on the Israeli authorities to halt proposals to demolish Khan al-Ahmar and Susiya. Prior to the most recently scheduled Israeli High Court hearing about Khan al-Ahmar on 25 September –subsequently postponed - our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on 24 September. The Foreign Secretary expressed our concern about the proposals when he met Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel on 8 March.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/10/2017 12:05:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

389987

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	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 their decision to start building the separation wall in the Cremisan Valley in Beit Jala.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Officials raised our concerns about the route of the separation barrier with contacts in the Israeli National Security Council, the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence on 9 July.</p><p>Also on 9 July, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a press statement on the Israeli Supreme Court's decision regarding the barrier.</p><p>The UK position on the Separation Barrier is clear: if Israel wished to build the Barrier, it should have been built on the 1967 border – and where it is constructed on the Palestinian side of that border, it is illegal under international law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:56:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

391317

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with their European allies regarding any United Kingdom red lines for Israel in the West Bank.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has regular discussions with European partners about Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. Our fundamental starting point in all our discussions is that Israeli conduct must be in line with International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 16:14:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

432553

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what influence they and the EU will exert to secure the lifting of restrictions imposed on Palestinians in and near Hebron.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of movement in and near Hebron as well as elsewhere in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Through our Embassy in Tel Aviv, we continue to lobby the Israeli authorities on the issue of movement and access, most recently on 24 November when our Deputy Head of Mission discussed with the Head of the relevant unit at Israel's Ministry of Defence. We continue to work closely with EU partners to call on Israel to ease restrictions on access. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 07/12/2015 14:39:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

673999

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	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: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning the data collected by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs showing that, during 2016, the Israeli authorities demolished or seized the highest number of West Bank structures since recording began in 2009.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK position on demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is clear: demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and are, in all but the most exceptional of cases, contrary to international humanitarian law. The Fourth Geneva Convention is clear that the destruction of property in Occupied Territory is not justified unless it is rendered absolutely necessary by military operations. The Fourth Geneva Convention also makes it clear that individual or mass forcible transfer of protected persons from occupied territory is prohibited. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised our concerns on demolitions with the Israeli authorities and has urged the Israeli authorities to provide a legal route for Palestinians to obtain building permits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/01/2017 16:41:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

426923

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning the destruction by Israeli forces of a water network in the northern Jordan Valley.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL3410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue, the UK does raise the issue of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli authorities, including stressing the urgent need for Israel to take immediate and practical measures to improve this unacceptable situation and ensure fair distribution of water in the West Bank and Gaza. An official from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of water with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 October.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/11/2015 15:35:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

419741

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the stop-work order issued by the Israeli Civil Administration in relation to the construction of a football field in the Muslim village of Wadi Foquin in the Bethlehem district of the West Bank.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text While the British Government has not raised this specific case with the Israeli authorities, we frequently lobby the Israeli government on this issue more broadly: we urge them to take steps to enable Palestinian construction, most recently on 17 September with Deputy Head of Israeli Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/10/2015 14:56:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

419740

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2015
	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	Israel: West Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the extension of the Separation Barrier in the Cremisan Valley and its effect on Christian families who previously occupied that land.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised the issue of the separation barrier though Cremisan Valley with the Israeli authorities on several occasions, most recently on 1 September. On 9 July, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a press statement which was clear that the UK is deeply concerned by the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision of 6 July to allow the construction of 1.2km of the Separation Barrier through the Cremisan Valley. If built, this section of the Separation Barrier will restrict 58 Palestinian families from accessing their land, which will have a detrimental effect on their livelihoods.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/10/2015 14:55:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge