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795237

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Gaza: Travel Restrictions
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 administration in Gaza concerning prospects for opening the Rafah crossing and allowing people with visas to leave.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have not raised this issue with the administration in Gaza. The UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety. We encourage the Palestinian Authority (PA) to fully resume its government functions in Gaza, and ensure that the reconciliation process is compliant with the Quartet Principles. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem frequently urge the PA to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza. We have also raised the opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:27:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

795238

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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 representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding reports of the detention of a nine year old boy during raids in the occupied West Bank in November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, the UK continues to have strong concerns about continued reports of ill-treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention, notably the use of painful restraints and insufficient notification of legal rights. Our Ambassador to Israel raised concerns with Israeli Attorney-General Mandelblit on 3 October, and the Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt also raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities during his visit to Israel in August 2017.</p><p>We will continue regularly to raise this issue with the Israeli authorities, and to press them to secure necessary improvements to the practices surrounding the military detention of minors. We will also continue to work closely with our European partners in country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:25:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

795239

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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: Freedom of Expression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with their international partners to support and encourage free speech in Israel, following reports of intimidation and public order offences committed by far-right groups in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government stands up for and strongly supports the right of freedom of expression. We welcome the repeated public commitments of the Israeli Government, including the President and Prime Minister, to uphold and protect Israel’s longstanding tradition of freedom of expression.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:44:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

795240

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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 representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding reports by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that the Israeli military have issued orders demarcating areas where three Palestinian herding communities are located, resulting in 419 people being at heightened risk of forcible transfer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is gravely concerned by Israeli proposals to relocate Bedouin population from the E1 area, which the UN has said could constitute forcible transfer. We regularly raise our concerns with the Israeli authorities, including through our Embassy in Tel Aviv. These plans could have a negative impact on the communities concerned and will likely open the way for further settlement expansion – endangering the viability of the two-state solution. We continue to follow developments closely. Staff from the British Consulate General visited Jabal al-Baba on 9 November, and both Ein al-Hilweh and Umm al-Jammal on 22 November. We also provide legal aid to the community at Jabal al-Baba through our support to the Norwegian Refugee Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:48:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

795241

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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 representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding reports by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of a blockage by the Israeli military of roads connecting southern Hebron to the rest of the West Bank, placing residents at risk of forcible transfer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>​While we have not raised this specific issue, we have consistently called on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:49:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792470

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding was given to the UN Relief and Works Agency in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017; and how much is proposed for 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Data for DFID’s funding to multilaterals, including the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), is available in the Statistics for International Development (SID) publication. The figures for 2016 have just been released. Those for 2017 will be released next year. Allocations for future years will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/12/2017 15:46:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792471

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following reports that Israel intends to expand its settlements in East Jerusalem in contravention of international law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>​We are gravely concerned by the acceleration of illegal settlement expansion this year, including in East Jerusalem. When the Prime Minister met Prime Minister Netanyahu on 2 November 2017, she reiterated the UK’s firm commitment to a two-state solution as the best way to bring about stability and peace to the region, and our continued opposition to settlement activity. The Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, issued a statement on 7 July 2017 strongly condemning the Israeli authorities’ decisions on 4 and 6 July to advance plans for 1,600 new settlement units in the illegal settlements of Pisgat Ze’ev, Ramat Shlomo, and Ramot in East Jerusalem.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/12/2017 17:15:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792472

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 representations they are making to the government of Israel following reports that the Israeli army has ordered the eviction of 300 Palestinians from their homes in the northern Jordan Valley.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, the UK considers that evictions, in all but the most exceptional circumstances, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law and cause unnecessary suffering. The trajectory of increasing evictions and settlements undermines the prospects for peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/12/2017 17:15:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792474

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 representations they have made to the government of Israel following the publication of figures by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that show an increase in demolitions and displacements in the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We are gravely concerned by the continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; call into question Israel’s commitment to a viable two-state solution; and, in all but the most exceptional cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. Our embassy in Tel Aviv, along with European partners, most recently raised our grave concerns about demolitions with the Israeli authorities in a joint demarche on 2 November 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/12/2017 17:15:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792475

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 representations they are making to the government of Israel following reports of the moving of a checkpoint deeper into the Palestinian area of al-Walaja that will prevent residents from visiting the local spring or their fields beyond that checkpoint.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue, the Government has consistently called on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of movement within the West Bank, including to and from East Jerusalem. It remains difficult for Palestinians to enter East Jerusalem for work, education, medical treatment, or religious worship. Through our Embassy in Tel Aviv we have lobbied the appropriate authorities on movement and access. We continue to work closely with the Quartet and EU partners to call on Israel to ease the restrictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2017 16:57:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge