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Written question asked by Calvin Bailey (Labour) on Friday, 13 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 March 2026. It was answered by Hamish Falconer (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


West Bank: International Cooperation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to coordinate action to end a) settler violence and b) settlement expansion in the West Bank with other states that have recognised Palestine as a state.

Answer

I refer the Hon Member to the answers I gave on this issue in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office oral questions on 3 March, and to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and fourteen of her overseas counterparts on 24 December condemning the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-israeli-settlement-expansion-in-the-west-bank


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120656
Session
2024-26
Subjects
International cooperation Diplomatic relations West Bank Violence Israeli settlements
Link
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