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225727

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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support the Palestinian Authority’s action to encourage Israel to assume all responsibilities for the Occupied Territories according to international law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and hold a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. We note the Palestinian decision to submit instruments of accession to a number of international conventions on 31 December 2014. However, we continue to believe that the best way for Palestinian aspirations on statehood to become a reality, including on the ground, is through a negotiated two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:58:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225330

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was discussed in the most recent talks in Brussels on further measures the European Union could take to discourage further Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and Occupied Territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL5455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>On 2 March in Brussels Member States discussed measures the EU could take to discourage further Israeli settlement expansion. This meeting was held at working level and the contents are not disclosed publicly. No new measures have yet been agreed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/03/2015 12:13:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

224927

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	Occupied Territories
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 plan to expropriate 500 dunams of land in East Jerusalem for a landfill site.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text We regularly raise the illegality of settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the forcible transfer of Bedouin populations throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories with Israeli interlocutors. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:45:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

178729

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	Occupied Territories
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 financing of the World Zionist Organization to assign Palestinian land to Jewish settlers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not had any discussions with the Government of Israel on this specific issue concerning settlements. However, the UK’s position on settlements is clear. They are illegal, present an obstacle to peace, and take us further away from a two state solution. We have repeatedly condemned settlement announcements, and we will continue to call on the Israeli authorities to cease all settlement building and to remove illegal outposts, as required under international law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/02/2015 12:53:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

178733

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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new European Union guidelines on settlements were published in their entirety on 1 January; and whether there are any plans to make the guidelines obligatory.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Guidelines on the eligibility of Israeli entities and their activities in the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 for grants, prizes and financial instruments funded by the EU were published on 19 July 2013 and came into force on 1 January 2014. At present, there are no plans to make these guidelines obligatory.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, common messages aimed at raising awareness among EU citizens and businesses regarding involvement in financial and economic activities in the settlements have been published by 21 EU Member States, including the UK. These are also voluntary guidelines, and there are no plans to make them mandatory.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/02/2015 12:58:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

169699

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that the European Union freezes the assets of organisations supporting Israeli settlements, including Israeli banks providing mortgages on settlement properties or loans to settler regional councils.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for the UK to propose freezing the assets of organisations supporting Israeli settlements. However, discussions are underway in Brussels on what further measures the EU could take to discourage further settlement expansion. As the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 17 November made clear, the UK and other EU Member States are deeply concerned by recent developments, are closely monitoring the situation and its broader implications, and remain ready to take further action in order to protect the viability of the two state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 17:16:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

168468

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
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 17 November (HL2757), whether they plan to encourage international prosecution of settlement building as being a war crime according to the Rome Statute, in order to make possible a viable Palestinian state.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We have repeatedly condemned settlement announcements and will continue to call on the Israeli authorities to cease all settlement building and to remove illegal outposts, as required under international law. We continue to believe that negotiations toward a two-state solution are the best route to meeting Palestinian aspirations in reality and on the ground. We judge that attempts to seek International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the Occupied Territories at this stage could make a resumption of negotiations more difficult.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 14:40:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

164514

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with Israeli ministers over the prosecution of settlers for acts of violence against Palestinians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has repeatedly raised our concerns about incidents of settler violence and intimidation with the Israeli authorities. We have stressed the importance of bringing the extremist settlers responsible to justice and of the Israel security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/12/2014 15:30:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

106159

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take any action in respect of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's order to advance plans for new housing units in East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a statement on 29 October condemning the announcement of plans for 1060 new housing units in East Jerusalem. We are continuing to work closely with our European partners to discourage settlement expansion, and discussions are currently underway in Brussels to that end. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/11/2014 16:22:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

106160

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take action in respect of Israel's recent appropriation of land for settlement building between the Etzion settlement bloc in the Bethlehem area and Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) discussed his strong concerns about the issue of settlements and land expopriation with the Israeli Justice Minister on 6 October during his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p><p>Discussions are continuing in Brussels on how the EU can best discourage settlement expansion, and the UK is working closely with other Member States to that end.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/11/2014 16:24:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge