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1311979

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Violence
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 violence in Jerusalem on 22 April, reportedly caused by far-right Israeli groups.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. The Minister will write directly to the Member with a response shortly. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 13:30:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1311980

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from any loss of funding resulting from donors being accused of antisemitism for supporting that organisation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. The Minister will write directly to the Member with a response shortly. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 13:30:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1310026

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	al-Aqsa Mosque: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Palestinians were denied entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan by Israeli forces on the basis that they had not been (1) tested for COVID-19, or (2) vaccinated against COVID-19; and what assessment they have made of the availability of COVID-19 (a) tests, and (b) vaccines, to Palestinians living in the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount and Jerusalem hold particular significance for many groups around the globe, especially the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. We support the freedom of Muslims to worship at Al Haram Al Sharif. In meetings with the Israeli authorities we regularly raise the need to respect the status quo of the holy sites in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.</p><p>The UK is committed to global equitable access to effective vaccines as demonstrated by our £548 million contribution to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) - the international initiative to support global equitable access to vaccines. We remain in close contact with the Palestinian Authority on their vaccination campaign and ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister Cleverly most recently discussed this issue with the Palestinian Health Minister on 23 March 2021. We also continue to raise the importance of timely and appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines with the Israeli Authorities, including through our Embassy in Tel Aviv.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 09:35:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1310027

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the application of (1) international law, and (2) human rights principles, when making their decision to oppose an inquiry by the International Criminal Court into allegations of war crimes committed in the West Bank and Gaza since 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said in his letter to the Conservative Friends of Israel, the UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and we respect the independence of the Court. In this instance we do not consider that the ICC has jurisdiction. We continue to closely follow the ICC's work and are looking at the implications of this decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1310028

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Coronavirus
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 availability of COVID-19 vaccines to people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL15080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We were pleased to note that the Palestinian National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign began on 21 March following the first shipment of over 60,000 doses from the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) on 17 March. The UK is committed to global equitable access to effective vaccines as demonstrated by our £548m contribution to the COVAX AMC. The second shipment of 72,000 doses also arrived on 19 April 2021.</p><p>We remain in close contact with the Palestinian Authority on their vaccination campaign and the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa most recently discussed this issue with the Palestinian Health Minister on 23 March 2021. We also continue to raise the importance of timely and appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines with the Israeli Authorities, including through our Embassy In Tel Aviv.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 10:06:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1307759

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the decision by Pearson Education to pause the distribution of two textbooks by author Hilary Bash following allegations by academics that its text regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict had been altered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL14829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The content and quality assurance of textbooks is a matter for individual publishers. Her Majesty's Government is aware that concerns have been raised and understand that Pearson will take action where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2021 14:02:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1307761

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israeli Settlements: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect Palestinians living in the West Bank from violence from Israeli settlers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL14830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the Government of Israel's decision to establish a special governmental unit and implement legislative changes to tackle settler violence. Nonetheless, we continue to urge the Israeli authorities to thoroughly investigate every instance and to bring those responsible to justice and end the culture of impunity. Our long-standing objective is a negotiated two-state solution which will allow Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace, lessening the likelihood of politically driven violence and incitement to violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2021 12:27:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1307762

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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 have made to the government of Israel regarding the summons by Israeli forces of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy for interrogation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL14831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation, including the treatment of Palestinian children. We remain concerned about Israel's extensive use of administrative detention which, according to international law, should be used only when security makes this absolutely necessary rather than as routine practice and as a preventive rather than a punitive measure. We remain committed to working with Israel to secure improvements to the practices surrounding children in detention and regularly raise this with the Israeli Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2021 12:26:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1305407

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Palestinian Authority to ensure that supplies of COVID-19 vaccines (1) to the West Bank, and (2) to Gaza, are not delayed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL14535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to global equitable access to effective vaccines as demonstrated by our £548 million contribution to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) - the international initiative to support global equitable access to vaccines. We were pleased to note that the first shipment of over 60,000 doses from the COVAX scheme arrived in the OPTs on the 17th March and that over 21,000 were sent to Gaza.</p><p>The British Consulate-General in Jerusalem is in regular contact with the Palestinian Authority and will continue to raise timely and appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines. UN agencies, the PA and the Israeli Government are also working together to ensure that essential medical supplies and staff can access Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 08/04/2021 10:00:40 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1305408

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of Palestinian families in the West Bank being attacked by Israeli settlers; what steps they will take to support such families; and what further representations they will make to the government of Israel to protect such families.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL14536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK condemns any incidence of violence by settlers against Palestinians. We continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population. We call on the Israeli authorities to thoroughly investigate every instance and allegation of crimes against protected persons in the West Bank, and where appropriate bring those responsible to justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/04/2021 15:24:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan