Written questions

Israel: Palestine

Lords · Question HL10948 · 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 what assessment they have made of the number of Palestinian children currently held in administrative detention without charge or trial by Israeli authorities, according to the most recent official data.

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...