Written questions

Israel: Palestine

Lords · Question HL10947 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Sheehan

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised the issue of the administrative detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons in bilateral discussions or at international forums to seek their release or improve their conditions.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 27 Oct 2025

Throughout the conflict, the UK regularly raised our concerns about Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities. We continue to call on Israel to immediately facilitate urgent, unhindered access to all child detainees from the West Bank...