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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

222537

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Israeli government on the construction of settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	224611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s position on Israeli settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and take us further away from a two state solution. I made a statement on 30 January, urging the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to publish new tenders for 450 settlement units in the West Bank. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv continue to lobby repeatedly against settlement activity with a range of Israeli contacts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/02/2015 15:28:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

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

171284

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the Government is making to international efforts to ensure that people involved in the olive harvest in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are protected from violence and harassment by illegal settlers.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	219249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have had regular engagement with settler, political and religious leaders and Israeli Police and government authorities (National Security Council, Ministry of Justice, and others) on settler violence. They have specifically raised the issue of the olive harvest with several settler leaders asking them to urge restraint within their communities and help bring those responsible to justice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/01/2015 14:23:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

169697

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 plan to place restrictions on United Kingdom trade with Israeli settlements.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to place restrictions on UK trade with Israeli settlements. The Government has, however, placed advice online to raise awareness of the key security and political risks that UK businesses may face when operating abroad, including in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes guidance on Israeli settlements. We are advising British businesses to bear in mind the Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering their investments and activities in the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:22:34 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

169698

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 plan to prohibit the importation of goods from Israeli settlements to the United Kingdom unless they are certified by the Palestinian Authority under the European Union–Palestine Liberation Organisation Association Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for EU or domestic legislation to ban the import of settlement products. The issue of settlement produce is a subject of ongoing work with our EU partners. This work includes steps to ensure that settlement products are correctly labelled to enable consumers to make informed decisions concerning the products they buy.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:22:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

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