Question follow-through · 4512

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on recent Israeli settlements in the Al Makhrour area of Beit Jala in the occupied West Bank.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Sept 2024
Target answer date: 10 Sept 2024
Answer: 13 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on recent Israeli settlements in the Al Makhrour area of Beit Jala in the occupied West Bank.
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary has raised the UK's concerns about settlement expansion and settlers with Israeli Ministers. The UK's position is clear. Settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viabili...

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