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West Bank: Construction

Asked by Hannah SpencerGreen PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5849

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Joint Statement on the situation in the West Bank: 22 May 2026, if she will (a) urgently send British diplomats to visit the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank with other Heads of Mission and (b) make it her policy to sanction any UK company or company operating in the UK that submits a construction tender to build on illegally settled land in the West Bank.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

On 3 June British diplomats visited the community in Khan al-Ahmar. We continue to follow developments in the West Bank closely. On the wider issue of illegal settlements, I refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Oral Questions on 21 April.

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