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1183744

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: West Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12373 on Israel: West Bank, how many of those (a) pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures and (b) 30 renewable energy systems (i) are still in use and (ii) have been removed or demolished by the Israeli authorities.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>11.37 per cent of the needs-based and emergency services HMG funds as part of an international consortium helping to provide pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures have been demolished by the Israeli authorities. However, none of the 30 renewable energy systems have been lost as a result of confiscations or demolitions. We are deeply 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 of cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. We are keeping the case for compensation under review.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:53:05 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183745

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12373 on Israel: West Bank, whether the allocated funding has been provided (a) directly as part of UK aid or (b) indirectly through (i) ECHO or (ii) other EU aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The allocated funding has been provided directly as part of UK aid. Our assistance supports a stable Palestinian Authority (PA) which can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel and can deliver essential services to Palestinians. UK Aid to the PA supports the provision of education and health services in the West Bank and provides technical assistance to strengthen the PA's financial management. In 2018/19 it helped pay the salaries of 37,600 teachers, doctors, nurses, midwives and other health and education workers, enabling 26,000 Palestinians to get an education (50 per cent girls), 3,300 MMR vaccinations for children, and 111,000 medical consultations. UK aid also helps improve water and electricity services in the West Bank and across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:51:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183746

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the UK has provided to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (a) directly and (b) indirectly through EU aid programmes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>UK spending on Overseas Development Assistance is detailed in the annual Statistics on International Development. Spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) for calendar years 2016-2018 is detailed below. This includes all UK assistance in the OPTs, and for Palestinian refugees across the region, through our support to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). EU support to the OPTs, available from the OECD, is also detailed in the below grid. This does not include the majority of EU support to UNRWA, which is captured separately. Approximately 15 per cent of EU spending on humanitarian and development assistance is attributable to the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK ODA (inc. all UNRWA funding)*</p></td><td><p>£77.2m</p></td><td><p>£112.5m</p></td><td><p>£114.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU bilateral spend (approx.)**</p></td><td><p>£320m</p></td><td><p>£225m</p></td><td><p>£226m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15% UK imputed share of EU bilateral spend (approx.)</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td><td><p>£34m</p></td><td><p>£34m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>EU figures calculated using current exchange rates</p><p>* <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a></p><p>** <a href="https://stats.oecd.org/" target="_blank">https://stats.oecd.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:58:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176011

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: Bedouin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 5527 on Israel: West Bank, how many of the cases funded through the Government’s legal aid programme to Bedouin communities and Palestinians facing demolition or eviction have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in preventing demolition or eviction.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Of those cases provided with legal representation through our legal aid programme, 97 per cent have resulted in suspension of demolitions and evictions, allowing Palestinians to remain in their homes.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:35:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176014

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: West Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 5527 on Israel: West Bank, to what essential infrastructure the UK has allocated that funding for vulnerable Palestinians in Area C.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has allocated funding towards supporting around 124 Palestinian communities in Area C and East Jerusalem through needs-based and emergency services. This helps provide pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures. Funding has also been used to provide off grid energy to 50 households in Area C through the installation of 30 renewable energy systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:32:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1171898

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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: West Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statement on 18 Dec 2019 of the UK representative to the United Nations Security Council on increased Israeli demolitions of Palestinian structures in the Occupied West Bank, what steps the Government will take (a) unilaterally and (b) in co-ordination with other EU member states to deter future demolitions of donor-funded structures in Area C by the Israeli authorities.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	5527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>As we made clear in the UN Security Council, we are deeply 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 of cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have repeatedly made clear to the Israeli authorities, most recently on 17 December 2019, our serious concern at the increase in demolitions of Palestinian properties in Area C of the West Bank and in East Jerusalem. The UK and international partners will continue to call for Israel to abandon demolition plans entirely, and instead provide a transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C. We support Bedouin communities and Palestinians facing demolition or eviction through our legal aid programme. The UK has also allocated £1.1 million to support essential infrastructure for vulnerable Palestinians in Area C.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/01/2020 13:07:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1171899

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statement of 18 Dec 2019 by the UK representative to the United Nations Security Council that any suggestion to annex parts of the of the Occupied Palestinian Territories could not pass unchallenged, what steps the Government will take (a) unilaterally, (b) in co-operation with other EU member states and (c) in co-operation with other members of the Security Council to deter any such annexation.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	5528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>We have made clear our deep concern about the suggestion that any parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be annexed, including during the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East Peace Process on 21 January. Any declaration of a unilateral border change undermines the rules-based international order and the UN Charter. The UK calls on all parties to refrain from actions in contravention of international law that would imperil the viability of a two-state solution, based on the 1967 lines, and make it harder to achieve a just and lasting peace.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/01/2020 13:09:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1171900

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many instances of which the Government is aware have members of the Israeli (a) Government and (b) Knesset suggested that parts or all of the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be annexed by the Israeli Government, since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	5529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>​The British Government does not hold this information. We have made clear our deep concern about the suggestion that any parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be annexed. Such a move would be contrary to international law, damaging to peace efforts, and could not pass unchallenged.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/01/2020 13:09:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1172113

registered interest
date	18/01/2020
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	Indonesia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has provided any support to the Indonesia Government for (a) military training, (b) internal security training and (c) public order training since January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	5584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK supports counter-terrorism training for the Indonesian National Police, through the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). This includes a broad range of counter terrorism investigation and analytical skills, essential equipment to enhance Indonesia’s forensic, surveillance and IT capabilities; training on the post-terrorist incident response, including first aid training. The British Armed Forces have provided the Indonesian military a number of professional educational courses for officers, and training in specific areas of capability, including maritime security. The UK does not provide Indonesia with any public order training.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2020 17:35:34 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1168366

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Hong Kong: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has sought EU approval for sanctions against people who have been involved in breaches of human rights in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no EU sanctions in place against individuals in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong our focus is on supporting a peaceful resolution through meaningful dialogue that addresses the concerns of the Hong Kong people. As the former Foreign Secretary announced on 25 June, no further export licences will be granted to Hong Kong for crowd control equipment for police unless we are satisfied that our concerns about human rights and fundamental freedoms have been addressed thoroughly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:21:26 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds