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169697

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to place restrictions on United Kingdom trade with Israeli settlements.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to place restrictions on UK trade with Israeli settlements. The Government has, however, placed advice online to raise awareness of the key security and political risks that UK businesses may face when operating abroad, including in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes guidance on Israeli settlements. We are advising British businesses to bear in mind the Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering their investments and activities in the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:22:34 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

169698

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to prohibit the importation of goods from Israeli settlements to the United Kingdom unless they are certified by the Palestinian Authority under the European Union–Palestine Liberation Organisation Association Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for EU or domestic legislation to ban the import of settlement products. The issue of settlement produce is a subject of ongoing work with our EU partners. This work includes steps to ensure that settlement products are correctly labelled to enable consumers to make informed decisions concerning the products they buy.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:22:08 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

169699

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that the European Union freezes the assets of organisations supporting Israeli settlements, including Israeli banks providing mortgages on settlement properties or loans to settler regional councils.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for the UK to propose freezing the assets of organisations supporting Israeli settlements. However, discussions are underway in Brussels on what further measures the EU could take to discourage further settlement expansion. As the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 17 November made clear, the UK and other EU Member States are deeply concerned by recent developments, are closely monitoring the situation and its broader implications, and remain ready to take further action in order to protect the viability of the two state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 17:16:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

168468

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 17 November (HL2757), whether they plan to encourage international prosecution of settlement building as being a war crime according to the Rome Statute, in order to make possible a viable Palestinian state.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>We have repeatedly condemned settlement announcements and will continue to call on the Israeli authorities to cease all settlement building and to remove illegal outposts, as required under international law. We continue to believe that negotiations toward a two-state solution are the best route to meeting Palestinian aspirations in reality and on the ground. We judge that attempts to seek International Criminal Court jurisdiction over the Occupied Territories at this stage could make a resumption of negotiations more difficult.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 14:40:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

166387

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on developing a co-ordinated response to demolition of donor-funded infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a result of Israeli action.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned about demolitions of Palestinian property, which cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. The UK and the EU are currently engaging with the Israeli authorities in order to accelerate the approval of UK-funded masterplans for Palestinian communities in Area C of the West Bank. These plans provide the basis for sustainable development in Area C and reduce the risk of demolition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:47:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166388

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects funded by her Department in East Jerusalem or the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories have (a) outstanding stop work orders, (b) outstanding demolition orders and (c) been demolished since 2010; and whether the Government has asked the government of Israel for compensation for destruction of any aid-funded projects.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has not directly funded infrastructure projects in either East Jerusalem or the West Bank since 2010, and as such has not been subject to stop work or demolition orders. The UK has not asked the government of Israel for compensation for destruction of any aid-funded projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/12/2014 17:48:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

164514

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with Israeli ministers over the prosecution of settlers for acts of violence against Palestinians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has repeatedly raised our concerns about incidents of settler violence and intimidation with the Israeli authorities. We have stressed the importance of bringing the extremist settlers responsible to justice and of the Israel security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/12/2014 15:30:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

155918

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Occupied Territories
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 17 October 2014 to Question 209872, and with reference to the Israeli government's recent announcement of an extra 1,060 settlement units in East Jerusalem, if he will accelerate the timetable of his discussion with EU partners on what further steps can be taken to discourage Israeli settlement activity.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	214762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Discussions are already underway in Brussels on what further measures the EU could take to discourage further settlement expansion. As the FAC conclusions of 17 November made clear, the UK and other Member States are deeply concerned by recent developments, are closely monitoring the situation and its broader implications, and remain ready to take further action in order to protect the viability of the two state solution.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2014 16:30:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

156020

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with its Belgian equivalents on developing a common European response to Israeli demolition of EU-funded development projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	214778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. The UK remains deeply concerned about demolitions of Palestinian property, which cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, are harmful to the peace process and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to international humanitarian law. The UK and the EU are currently engaging with the Israeli authorities in order to accelerate the approval of UK-funded masterplans for Palestinian communities in Area C of the West Bank. These plans provide the basis for sustainable development in Area C and reduce the risk of demolition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/11/2014 17:49:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

156027

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many development projects funded by the UK Government in East Jerusalem or the West Bank have been demolished or damaged by the Israeli authorities in each of the last five years; and what the replacement value was of each such project.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
uin	214653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No UK-funded development projects have been demolished or damaged by the Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem or the West Bank in the last five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/11/2014 17:52:27 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart