Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure that non-Jewish residents of East Jerusalem are protected following President Trump’s decision recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

As the Prime Minister made clear in her statement on 6 December, the UK disagrees with the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital before a final status agreement. We will continue regularly to make clear our serious concerns about the situation in East Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities and the Municipality of Jerusalem, both bilaterally and in co-operation with EU partners. These concerns include: the evictions of Palestinians and the demolition of Palestinian property; the construction of illegal Israeli settlements; the removal of residency rights from Palestinians; possible unilateral changes to the municipal borders; and the severe difficulties in accessing Jerusalem for Palestinians from the West Bank, or for those residents of Jerusalem who live beyond the Separation Barrier.