Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 4514

West Bank: Violence

Tabled: 5 September 2024

Answered: 13 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Laura Kyrke-Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the reported (a) use of violence and (b) detention of Palestinian land owners in the West Bank

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK's position is clear. Settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. We recognise settlements have reached record levels in the past year and there has been...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 4514) →