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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Friday, 31 May 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 June 2013. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 10 June 2013 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Palestinians

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with representatives of Israel on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the last 12 months.

[157897]

Answer

The Palestinian Authority (PA) makes payments to meet the living expenses of prisoners in Israeli jails at the request of the Israeli authorities. These payments are managed by an Israeli company. Separately, the PA makes social assistance payments to families of prisoners.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Elkin raised the first issue with British officials in Tel Aviv on 28 May 2013 expressing concern as to whether payments are higher for prisoners serving longer sentences.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
157897; 564 cc86-7W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Payments Prisoners Palestine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk