Question follow-through · 16500
Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the development of illegal settlements in North Gaza.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the development of illegal settlements in North Gaza.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
The UK's position on settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. To date, we have sanctioned eight individuals responsible for inciting and perp...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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