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Written Question
Jerusalem: Palestinians
Tuesday 16th March 2021

Asked by: Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Israeli authorities on the demolition of 100 Palestinian homes in Silwan in East Jerusalem.

Answered by James Cleverly

The UK is supporting communities in Area C, whose homes have been demolished, to remain on their land. We continue to engage frequently with the Israeli authorities on issues affecting Palestinians, including demolitions. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv has raised ongoing demolitions with the Israeli Authorities, most recently in a meeting alongside like-minded partners on 25 February. I [Cleverly] called on Israel to stop demolitions on 5 February 2021 and raised my concerns about the demolitions of Palestinian homes and structures with the Israeli Ambassador on 29 October 2020. UK officials from the British Consulate in Jerusalem have made regular visits to areas at risk of demolition and eviction to reiterate UK support for those communities. The UK is clear that in all but the most exceptional of circumstances, demolitions are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. The practice causes unnecessary suffering to Palestinians and is harmful to efforts to promote peace.

Written Question
West Bank: Palestinians
Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Asked by: Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the recent report from Israeli human rights organisations, Breaking the Silence, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Yesh Din, A Life Exposed: Military invasions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the ending of that practice; and what assessment his Department made on the effect of that practice on the community.

Answered by James Cleverly

We are aware of the report by Yesh Din entitled, 'A Life Exposed: Military invasions of Palestinian homes in the West Bank'. 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 Israeli security forces' rules of engagement. While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage them to deploy these in a way which minimises tension and to use appropriate force.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on forced evictions and dispossessions in East Jerusalem. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
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"I, like many colleagues, have heard repeated stories from Palestinians who are facing forced eviction, dispossession and demolition of their homes in areas such as Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem. I and many other people see that as a deliberate attempt to re-engineer the demographic make-up …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
Occupied Palestinian Territories

"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) for securing this debate and for his very kind words. I associate myself with every word that he said in his very eloquent speech.

The Trump plan to me was an annexation plan. I said that in this House …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
Occupied Palestinian Territories

"That intervention was not helpful to the tone of the debate, but I accept it. The recognition of the state of Palestine is well outlined on the 1967 borders. The hon. Gentleman’s own Government have talked about it numerous times; they have said it in the House numerous times. We …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment he has made of the effect of Israel’s plan to annex parts of the west bank on human rights in that region. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"In 1980, the UN Security Council condemned Israel’s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and, in ’81, its illegal annexation of the Golan Heights. What lesson does the Minister think the Israeli Government took from the failure to see those Security Council resolutions adhered to? Are the UK Government abandoning the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2020
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" Does the Foreign Secretary agree that it is time for the UK Government and others to ban trade with settlements, given that Israeli settlements are illegal? It is now the time for a ban, not a sanction, of goods...."
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Written Question
Overseas Workers
Tuesday 2nd June 2020

Asked by: Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens working abroad.

Answered by Nigel Adams

We do not register British nationals abroad, and therefore do not have numbers of British nationals working overseas.