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1027552

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date	18/12/2018
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	Yemen: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure compliance with the ceasefire agreed for Yemen at the Stockholm peace talks.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the outcome of talks in Stockholm hosted by the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and the determination to make progress which all parties demonstrated during those talks. We are in close touch with the UN about their plans for the ceasefire monitoring mechanism, and are ready to assist where necessary. The UK-proposed UN Security Council Resolution 2451, endorsing the outcomes of the Stockholm talks, including the ongoing ceasefire in Hodeidah, and authorising the UN to monitor implementation, was unanimously adopted on 21 December 2018.</p><p>​</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 14:10:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1027553

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timeframe is for the next round of peace talks on Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	203242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>We expect the next round of peace talks to take place in January 2019. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 13:56:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1027579

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken return the UK lawyer delegation to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to assess the military detention of Palestinian children in the absence of an offer by the Israeli Government to facilitate that contact.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	203254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>The treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention remains a human rights priority for the UK. We will continue to call upon Israel to improve its practices in line with international law and obligations. We have offered to help the Israeli authorities through expert-to-expert talks with UK officials. The offer still stands and we hope Israel will take us up on it. While we recognise that Israel has made some improvements, it needs to do much more to safeguard vulnerable people in its care.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 13:57:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1027580

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinian children subjected to military detention in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	203255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>​While we have not made an overall estimate of the number of Palestinian children subjected to military detention in the last five years, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual Human Rights and Democracy report routinely lists the number of minors held in Israeli military detention. According to the 2017 report, there were approximately 358 minors detained as of the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 13:58:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1027581

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the Government of Israel (a) ending forcible transfer in its planning policies and (b) amending planning legislation to ensure planning and construction rights for Palestinian residents in the West Bank and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	203256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is gravely concerned by Israeli proposals to relocate Palestinian and Bedouin populations, which the UN has said could constitute forcible transfer. We have been clear about our grave concerns with the Israeli authorities and we regularly raise the matter through our Embassy in Tel Aviv. We recognise that Palestinians face severe difficulty in securing building permissions for homes and infrastructure in East Jerusalem and Area C. We continue to urge the Israeli authorities to develop improved mechanisms for zoning, planning and permitting in Area C for the benefit of the Palestinian population, including by facilitating local Palestinian participation in such processes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 14:00:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1027627

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the Israeli Government's decision to restrict the ability of the Palestinian Ministry of Health to import vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	203455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise the urgent need to ease all access and movement restrictions with Israeli authorities. The availability of some medical supplies and services in the Occupied Palestinian Territories can be restricted by Israeli security procedures. The UK Government supports a project that provides medical equipment and training to medical professionals in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 13:53:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

1027638

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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: Peace Negotiations
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 implications for the middle east peace process of recent trends in the level of incitement and intolerance in Israel towards Palestinians and Muslims; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	203275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>​We are gravely concerned by the ongoing and increasing violence in the West Bank. We condemn the recent terrorist attacks in the Old City of Jerusalem and in the West Bank. The continued incitement against Israel by Hamas and other actors is deeply concerning. The calls for the murder of Palestinian politicians are unacceptable. President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to non-violence and a negotiated two-state solution. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action or language that makes it more difficult to achieve a culture of peaceful coexistence and a negotiated solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 14:01:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1027683

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Yemen: Ceasefires
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 viability of the UN-brokered ceasefire in Hudaydah in Yemen and the Stockholm Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the outcome of the talks convened by the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in Stockholm, which represents a significant step forward in the pursuit of peace and stability in Yemen. However, we are acutely aware of the fragility of these agreements at this stage. Mr Griffiths has stressed the need for a robust and competent monitoring regime to ensure that the agreed ceasefire is indeed viable. The UK-proposed UN Security Council Resolution 2451, endorsing the outcomes of the Stockholm talks, including the ongoing ceasefire in Hodeidah, and authorising the UN to monitor implementation, was unanimously adopted on 21 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/12/2018 14:12:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham