Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage the Israeli government to provide essential services to unrecognised villages in the Negev.

We continue to encourage the Israeli authorities and Bedouin communities to engage in dialogue to agree a satisfactory solution to this issue. The solution must respect the equality of all of Israel’s citizens in a way which avoids forced relocations, and be consistent with Israel’s commitments under international law.