Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2022 to Question 107537 on Jerusalem: Palestinians; what response she received from the Government of Israel to her representation urging them to stop the practices of demolitions and evictions of Palestinian homes; whether she is monitoring the extent to which the Government of Israel has stopped these practices since her representation; and if she will make a statement.

The UK is clear that in all but the most exceptional of circumstances, demolitions and evictions are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. On 19 January, Minister Cleverly urged the Government of Israel to stop these practices. The UK raises the issue of demolitions, confiscations and forced evictions of Palestinians from their homes with the Government of Israel, most recently with Israel's Ministry of Defence on 20 January and Ministry of Justice on 27 January.