Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel in regard to that government's announcement that a further 600 Jewish settler homes will be built in East Jerusalem.

While we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) issued a statement on 24 January regarding the announcement of plans to build 566 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem. The Minister also raised the issue of settlements with the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister when they spoke on 10 January 2017.