Israeli Settlements
Lords · Question HL12785 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the construction of the Shdema settlement near Bethlehem on Palestinian livelihoods and the prospects for a two-state solution.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 19 Dec 2025
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 3 July 2025 in response to Question 62975, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:We are deeply concerned by the levels of settlement expansion and settler violence in t...