Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 1 December (HL2862), whether Palestinian farmers have received compensation for their loss of fruit trees; and if so, from whom.

Palestinian farmers have not been systematically compensated for fruit trees destroyed as a result of settler violence. However, the Palestinian Authority’s Committee Against the Wall and Settlements has provided small amounts of compensation on an ad hoc basis to some Palestinian farmers affected by settlement activities in the West Bank. The UK continues to raise concerns about incidents of settler violence with the Israeli authorities.