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917794

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	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: 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 the policy of Israel to create a variable buffer zone within the Gaza strip limiting the land available to those living there.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text We have not made any assessment on this issue as there is not any official policy on the matter. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916632

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK abstained from the vote for an investigation by the UN Human Rights Council into recent killings in Gaza.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text The UK's Representative made clear in our statement that the UK fully supports and recognises the need for an independent and transparent investigation, which includes the extent to which Israeli security forces' rules of engagement are in line with international law, and the role Hamas played in events. The UK abstained on the resolution at the Human Rights Council because it was not impartial, and was unhelpfully unbalanced. We could not support an international investigation that is mandated to look at Israel's actions alone. This would not provide a comprehensive assessment of accountability. It would risk hardening positions on both sides and move us further away from a just and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The UK has called directly on Israel to carry out a transparent inquiry into the Israeli Defence Forces’ conduct at the border fence and to demonstrate how this will achieve a sufficient level of independence. This investigation should include international members and the findings of such an investigation should be made public. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 14:05:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916633

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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: Israel
	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 about the blocking of a boat from Gaza which contained Palestinians requiring medical assistance and students trying to reach educational facilities away from Gaza.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>While we have not discussed this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, we continue to call on the Government of Israel to ease movement and access restrictions into and out of Gaza. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised the importance of urgently improving the situation in Gaza with the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister during his visit to the region on 30 May, and the Foreign Secretary raised Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on 16 May.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 14:07:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916634

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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	Jerusalem: 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 about the decision made prior to any court ruling to evict Palestinians from their homes in Silwan to enable Israeli settlers to move in.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about the situation in East Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities, both bilaterally and in co-operation with EU partners. While we have not raised the specific issue of evictions from Silwan, we are clear that 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 of cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa (Alistair Burt) visited the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on 29 May and met a Palestinian family at imminent risk of eviction from their home.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 14:12:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916635

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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 its plans to bar access to the Israeli High Court for Palestinians in the West Bank.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of plans to bar access to the Israeli High Court for Palestinians in the West Bank. We are aware of a draft law which would seek to insist that petitions to the High Court are only filed by those individuals directly impacted by a law (and not non-governmental organisations or other organisations acting on their behalf). Our Embassy sought clarifications about this proposed law from the relevant authorities on 15 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 14:14:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916631

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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 action they will take following the Israeli High Court ruling to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village in the West Bank, despite campaigns by European governments to save it.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a statement on 1 June stating that the UK is deeply concerned by the proposed demolition of the village of Khan al-Ahmar, noting the UN has said that the proposed demolitions could amount to “forcible transfer”, in violation of International Humanitarian Law and urging Israel not to proceed. The Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa visited the community on 30 May to stress UK concerns about the impact of the court case and in his meetings with the Israeli government he urged them to reconsider options so the community did not have to move, and pressed for more Palestinian planning applications to be approved.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 14:00:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

916636

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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 assessment they have made of the conclusions in the report by Health Cluster, Gaza Strip Joint Health Sector Assessment Report, published in September 2014, that the rebuilding of health services in Gaza will not be possible while Israel maintains the blockade.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL8332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>In the long term, rebuilding health services in Gaza requires a durable and just negotiated settlement for all parties, including the Palestinian Authority (PA) resuming administrative control of Gaza. At present, the movement and access restrictions imposed by Israel significantly constrain the health system in Gaza: access to treatment is impeded by the inability to import medical equipment, drug supplies and the level of medical expertise needed. This is compounded by the protracted energy crisis, contaminated food and water, and administrative constraints placed on people seeking medical attention outside Gaza.</p><p>Until a political solution is found, the health system in Gaza can be ameliorated by the: expedition of medical permits for those who require treatment outside Gaza; resolution of the energy crisis; and promotion of long term reconciliation between all parties.</p><p>The UK continues to urge Israel to use restraint in Gaza, and Minister of State Alistair Burt made this case during his recent visit there.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:14:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge