Israeli Settlements
Commons · Question 54175 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help restrict the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Jun 2025
We are clear that settlements are illegal under international law and undermine the prospects for peace. I have condemned the 22 new settlements announced by Israel on 29 May and we regularly urge Israel to halt settlement expansion in our diplomatic enga...