Oral QuestionTreasury

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 7 September 2022Answered: 13 September 2022

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr David Lammy)

Palestinian communities have suffered horrific violence at the hands of Israeli settlers. In October, the Government sanctioned three outposts and four entities linked to violence in the west bank. I will not speculate about future sanctions designations—doing so would only reduce their impact—but we continue to explore all options to take tougher action.