Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 90115
Israel: Embassies
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, what her Department's policy is on the employment of staff at (a) the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and (b) other government missions that reside in illegal Israeli settlements
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.