Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 908769
Israel: Capital Punishment
Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party — Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of recent Israeli legislation introducing the death penalty.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK opposes capital punishment in all circumstances, and we have raised our concerns directly with the Israeli Government about the recently-passed Death Penalty Bill.In a joint statement with Australia, France, Germany, Italy and New Zealand on 29 Mar...
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