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1181826

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date	02/03/2020
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	Syria: Ceasefires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help to secure an immediate ceasefire between all warring parties in Idlib province in Syria.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL2088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>We are actively pressing for an immediate and lasting ceasefire to the crisis in Idlib. The Foreign Secretary discussed Idlib with the US Secretary of State Pompeo on 1 March and travelled to Turkey on 3-4 March to support Turkish efforts to achieve a cessation of hostilities. We have repeatedly raised the issue at the UN Security Council and called for an emergency Council session to discuss the urgent situation in Idlib on 28 February. We have also made clear the urgent need for a ceasefire in our contacts with the Russian Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2020 16:59:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1181841

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 February (HL1545), what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the killing of a Palestinian policeman on 6 February who was on duty inside a police station in Jenin.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is very concerned at the high numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank and Gaza. We have raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, encouraging them to carry out transparent investigations into whether the use of live fire had been appropriate. We call on Israel to adhere to the principles of necessity and proportionality when defending its legitimate security interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2020 16:59:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1181843

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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 intend to make to the government of Israel about reports that Israeli forces fired at a car containing Palestinian youths and wounded a 16 year old, because those forces believed that the car was being driven in a suspicious manner.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>While we have not made any representations on this specific incident, we are aware of these reports. The UK has repeatedly made clear to Israel our longstanding concerns about the manner in which the Israel Defense Forces operate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the use of live ammunition, encouraging them to carry out transparent investigations into whether the use of live fire had been appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2020 16:58:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1181844

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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: Poverty
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 situation in Gaza following reports that 5,000 factories have been shut due to the Israeli blockade and that 85 per cent of those living in Gaza are now living below the poverty line.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about the dire economic and humanitarian situation in Gaza. We continue to stress to the Israeli authorities the damage that their restrictions are doing to the living standards of ordinary Palestinians in Gaza. Ultimately, Gaza's immense challenges can only be resolved through a settlement of the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2020 16:57:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge