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780358

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date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of increased trade opportunities with Israel following the UK’s exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU, we will seek to transition all existing EU trade agreements and other EU preferential arrangements. This will ensure that the UK maintains the greatest amount of certainty, continuity and stability in our trade and investment relationships for our businesses, citizens and trading partners.</p><p>In March 2017, the UK-Israel Trade Working Group was launched, aiming to strengthen the trade and investment relationship between the two countries and ensure a smooth transition, as we leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 13/11/2017 17:05:42 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780360

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: International Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been provided to Gaza (1) through the Palestinian Authority, (2) directly to the government of Gaza, and (3) through the UN Relief and Works Agency, in each year since 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>(1) Palestinian Authority (PA)</p><p> </p><p>For financial years 2013/14 – 2015/16, UK financial assistance to the PA contributed to vetted public servant salaries through the EU PEGASE mechanism, covering both Gaza and the West Bank. From 2016/17 onwards earmarked UK funding to vetted PA health and education public servants<strong>’</strong> salaries does not cover the PA’s Gaza payroll.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Beneficiary</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Palestinian Authority</p></td><td><p>£41.6 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£22 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£24.8 million in the West Bank and Gaza</p></td><td><p>£25 million in the West Bank only</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) The Government of Gaza</p><p> </p><p>The UK does not fund the de facto authority in Gaza. The military wing of Hamas is proscribed by the UK, and the political wing subject to EU asset freezing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>(3) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)</p><p> </p><p>Data for DFID’s funding to multilaterals, including UNRWA, is available on the Statistics for International Development (SID) website. SID does not differentiate between DFID’s spend in the West Bank and Gaza.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a long-term supporter of UNRWA’s work in Gaza. We provide yearly core contributions to UNRWA’s Programme Budget which supports the provision of basic services in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Additionally, the UK has previously supported an UNRWA Job Creation programme in Gaza and in 2014, contributed to UNRWA’s Gaza Flash Appeal</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/11/2017 17:17:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780361

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Economic Situation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the action necessary to reverse the process of de-development in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>There is an urgent need to address the terrible situation in Gaza. The UN recently reported that that the water, economic and health situation has deteriorated even faster than feared in the 2012 assessment that predicted that Gaza would be unliveable not be fit to live in by 2020. The Rt Hon Alistair Burt, Minister of State for International Development, visited Gaza on 21 August and saw the extent of this first hand. Improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water are the priorities essential to improve living conditions. The UK will continue to urge all the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:35:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

780362

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what projection they have made of the percentage of people in Gaza who will need humanitarian aid in 2018; and how that aid will be delivered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <p>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (UN OCHA) 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) assessed that 58% (1.1 million out of 1.9 million) of Gaza’s population are acutely vulnerable and in need of humanitarian assistance in 2017. A new 2018 HRP will be published later this year. International humanitarian aid for Gaza is delivered by a range of UN agencies and NGOs, coordinated by UN OCHA. The UK will support approximately 1 million Gazans by providing clean water, rehabilitating sanitation facilities and promoting hygiene standards to stop the spread of disease through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). UK funding is also supporting basic service delivery, humanitarian access, enabling reconstruction efforts and investing in job creation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/11/2017 12:34:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775992

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that olive crops on Palestinian land are subject to wide-scale theft in those areas that are designated by the Israeli army as closed security zones and therefore closed to farmers; and what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning such thefts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>While we have not made any assessment on this issue, on 11 October our Consulate-General in Jerusalem launched its 2017 Olive Harvest campaign in the Cremisan Valley near Bethlehem. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the problems faced by Palestinian communities in Area C, particularly around access to their land and settler expansion. While we have not specifically raised reports of theft, our Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised our concern with the Israeli authorities on settler violence and urged a protective presence in the context of the olive harvest.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 16:15:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775993

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission, published on 17 October, which concluded that the Israeli “policy of field executions and shooting to kill … is a deliberate and systematic policy approved at the highest levels”; and what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning that report.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment on this issue. While we have not raised this specific issue, we do have an ongoing dialogue with the Israeli authorities in order to understand their rules of engagement and express our concerns where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 16:16:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775994

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Israeli Settlements: Hebron
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 reports that Israel has approved 31 new settlement units to be built in Hebron, which will increase the settler population by 20 per cent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>On 20 October the Foreign Secretary issued a statement condemning advancement by the Israeli authorities for 2,900 settlement units across the West Bank. We are gravely concerned by the approval of settlement construction permits in Hebron for the first time in 15 years. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue with the Israeli authorities on 17 October. Settlements are illegal under international law and undermine both the physical viability of the two-state solution and perceptions of Israel’s commitment to it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 16:14:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775995

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Bedouin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the letter dated 27 September from Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights to Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, concerning the forcible transfer of two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa wrote to the Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights on 11 October. He informed them that the Government is 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. The UK has repeatedly called on Israeli authorities to halt proposals to demolish these communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 16:14:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775996

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support and promote the provision of adequate health care to the civilian population of Gaza, particularly children, in the light of World Health Organisation reports that over 42 per cent of Palestinian requests for permits to travel to hospital appointments outside Gaza were denied or delayed by Israel in April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a long tem supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care. Additionally, the UK will support approximately 1 million Gazans by providing clean water, rehabilitating sanitation facilities and promoting hygiene standards to stop the spread of disease through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). We will continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/10/2017 17:13:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

775997

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Bedouin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that a letter will be sent from the governments of Belgium and seven other EU countries to the government of Israel demanding compensation from Israel for the demolition of new school facilities for Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank; whether they (1) were asked, and (2) considered, signing that letter; and what representations they intend to make to the government of Israel concerning that demand.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK was not asked to sign a letter requesting compensation for Israeli demolition of school facilities for Bedouin communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We understand from press reports that the letter relates to a group of international donors to the Occupied Palestinian Territories Humanitarian Pooled Fund, of which the UK is not part. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have, however, repeatedly raised our concerns about demolitions with Israeli Ministers and senior officials, and urged them to cease this counter-productive policy. We remain gravely concerned by Israeli proposals to relocate Bedouin population from the E1 area of the West Bank.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 17:45:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge