Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 1 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 November 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Gaza

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make representations to the governments of Israel and Egypt to provide entry permits to Gaza for UN and international NGO personnel.

Answer: We continue to call on the governments of Israel and Egypt to show maximum flexibility in opening the crossings into Gaza to help facilitate travel in and out of Gaza. While we have not raised the specific issue of United Nations and Non-Governmental Organisation personnel, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of movement and access with the Head of Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories Civil Division on 7 September. We remain concerned that the Rafah crossing has been mostly closed since October 2014.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL2871
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Gaza
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Access United Nations Israel Egypt Gaza Non-governmental organisations
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk