PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Israel: Palestinians (8 July 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with donor partners about contingency planning for providing humanitarian assistance to the residents of Susiya in the West Bank in the event that that village is removed.

Asked by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour)

The UK provides assistance to communities in Area C through technical assistance and funding for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to provide free legal support to Palestinian communities threatened with forced eviction, demolition and displacement. We work closely with donor partners both through the EU and humanitarian agencies to prevent the forcible transfer of any Palestinian communities from Area C of the West Bank and to uphold International Humanitarian Law.

Answered by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
13 July 2015