Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 December (HL3409), what action they intend to take to reinforce their "strong condemnation" of the decisions on 4 and 6 July to advance plans for 1,600 new settlement units in the illegal settlements of Pisgat Ze’ev, Ramat Shlomo, and Ramot in East Jerusalem.

The UK will continue to take every opportunity to reinforce its clear position on settlements at the highest levels. Settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution.