Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 90113
Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will conduct an urgent inquiry into the continued employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv; and if she will publish the findings of the
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerIt has been the longstanding policy under successive governments not to comment on personnel and security matters in relation to individual members of staff.