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784747

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent alleged breaches of the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Jerusalem is a sacred place for millions of people from different faiths. During the incidents of July 2017 at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount, the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa welcomed the efforts made by all parties to ensure the safety and security of the site whilst maintaining the status quo. ​​​We have made no more recent assessments on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:56:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784748

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
	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 on the importance of respecting the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We encourage Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to do all they can to work together to avoid tensions and continue to uphold the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem. Our embassy in Tel Aviv most recently discussed the security situation at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount with the Israeli authorities on 26 October.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 15:43:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784751

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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	Jerusalem: Churches
	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 on the importance of protecting Church property in the Old City of Jerusalem, following the decision in July of the Jerusalem District Court in the Jaffa Gate case.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities. We believe a final determination of the status of Jerusalem should be sought as part of a negotiated settlement between Israelis and Palestinians. It must ensure Jerusalem is a shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states, with access and religious rights of both peoples respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:20:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784746

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion or belief in Israel.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Freedom of religion and belief continues to be a priority for this Government. We are pleased that the Israeli Government, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Rivlin, have publicly highlighted their commitment to ensuring freedom of religion and belief in Israel.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:55:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784749

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Churches
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the Church Lands Bill which is being considered in the Israeli Knesset.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>At this point we have not made a detailed assessment of the Church Lands Bill which is being considered by the Israeli Knesset. We consider the bill primarily to be a domestic policy issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/11/2017 17:17:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784750

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Churches
	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 Church Lands Bill which is being considered in the Israeli Knesset.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>We consider the Church Lands Bill to primarily be a domestic policy issue and as such we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/11/2017 17:16:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark