West Bank: British Nationals Abroad

(asked on 14th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the announcement by the Secretary of State on 14 December 2023, whether his Department holds data on how many of those who are responsible for settler violence in the West Bank are British nationals.


Answered by
Andrew Mitchell Portrait
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
This question was answered on 20th December 2023

We are clear that extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability when Israelis and Palestinians are desperate for both, and have urged Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable. As the Foreign Secretary said on 14 December, we are now banning those responsible for settler violence from entering the UK, to make sure our country cannot be a home for people who commit these intimidating acts. This will involve making use of existing disruptive immigration measures at our disposal. We are not in a position to comment on individual cases.

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