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470510

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) fixed and (b) mobile structures funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory have been (i) demolished and (ii) confiscated by the Israeli authorities in (A) 2015 and (B) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 17 March to Question number 30955</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:35:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470512

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the value of UK-funded structures that were demolished or confiscated in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>No UK funded structures have been demolished or confiscated in Area C in 2015 or 2016. A number of EU ECHO-funded structures have been demolished in recent months. The UK contributes to the EU budget as a whole, not individual instruments within it. The UK’s share on EU expenditure in EU instruments is approximately 15%.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:33:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470515

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on how many buildings the construction of which was funded by the (a) UK and (b) EU there are in the (i) Gaza Strip and (ii) other Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	30955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not hold information on how many EU funded buildings there are in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPTs). There are 13 UK funded schools in Gaza. Currently the UK does not directly fund the construction of buildings in the West Bank. However, we are joining the EU Consortium to support the construction of small-scale infrastructure in Area C.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:34:41 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

470627

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Palestinians
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 reports of the Israeli navy opening fire on Palestinian fishing boats off al-Sudaniya and Gaza city, on 1 March, and what assessment they have made, if any, of the damage done on that and other occasions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Whilst we have not raised this issue with the government of Israel, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have expressed our concern previously over the Israel Defence Forces use of live fire against fishermen and also about the confiscation of their boats.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/03/2016 12:04:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

470628

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Palestinians
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 about why the Israel Defence Forces have been positioned behind the Green Line and on 1 March fired on Beit Hanun farmland and farmers working in fields east of Juhor al-Dik.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>We have not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities on this issue. However, we have an ongoing dialogue with the Israeli authorities about the Israeli Defence Forces use of live fire.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/03/2016 12:04:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

470629

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Palestinians
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 raids on Palestinian homes on 1 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/03/2016 15:33:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

470630

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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: Palestinians
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 raids on the Gaza Strip on 12 March, and in particular the deaths and injuries of children resulting from those raids.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities. Israel, like all countries, has a legitimate right to self-defence, and the right to defend its citizens from attack. In doing so, it is vital that all actions are in line with International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/03/2016 12:04:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

459278

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the death of an American tourist and the wounding of several citizens by a Palestinian in Tel Aviv on 7 March, whether they will press the leadership of the Palestinian Authority to condemn that, and other similar incidents, and to reduce incitement to violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL6923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>We regularly urge the Palestinian leadership to do more to condemn violence. Most recently our Consul General in Jerusalem had a meeting on 9 March with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Hamdallah where we raised our concerns on incitement.</p><p>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 9 March following the recent increase in violence, condemning the attacks on civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p><p>We regularly raise incitement with the Palestinian Authority, and have urged key figures to encourage calm and condemn violence. We continue to support the reinstatement of the Tripartite Committee on Incitement as the appropriate channel to deal with allegations of incitement from either side.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2016 17:26:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

458496

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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: 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 reports he has received of rocket fire into Israel from Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	30247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and our Consulate General in Jerusalem give us regular updates on the current situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. These updates include reports on rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip into the sea; any rocket fire from Gaza into Israel; and any retaliatory Israeli air strikes on Gaza. However they do not keep a record of the numbers, but according to UN figures, in January 2016 a total of three rockets were fired into Israel by Gazan militant groups.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/03/2016 14:27:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

457938

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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: Palestinians
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 regarding the continued withholding of the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, and whether they have determined why those bodies have been kept for so long.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>We have raised the withholding of bodies of suspected perpetrators of terrorist attacks on a number of occasions, at senior levels in the Israel National Security Council and with the Israel Defence Forces since the increase in violence in October.</p><p>We continue to urge both the Israelis and Palestinians to maintain calm and refrain from taking actions which could make peace more difficult to achieve.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2016 13:27:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge