Great news! This week the Labour Party announced they are no longer going to be using G4S for their conference security. This decision by the Labour Party, which now represents 330,000 members and many more supporters, sends a clear message: our political parties can stand up and act ethically and responsibly, and this can be at …
This is a summary of the mentions of Palestine and Palestinian rights in Parliament for the week beginning Monday 16th November. This is for those monitoring what’s happening in Parliament, and also to give everyone an opportunity to find out what MPs have been saying on the issue. WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2015 Baroness Tonge: What …
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2015 British Council: – Catherine West: On realpolitik and as we move towards the Chancellor’s autumn statement, will the Minister bear in mind the context of any proposed cut: the deteriorating situation in Israel, Gaza and the west bank; the eruption in the middle east and Europe of the largest global refugee crisis …
WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2015 Suella Fernandes: Will DfID Secretary provide funding to support the work of the Save a Child’s Heart charity in Holon, Israel? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-28/13818 Commons Written Answers Baroness Tonge: What representations have HMG made to the government of Israel following the September UN OCHA Bulletin report that Israel has added additional restrictions on the entry of …
The UK Government is facing fierce condemnation from campaigners for refusing permission for Palestinian medical experts to attend an academic conference. Five Palestinian medical experts had their visas refused by the British Authorities. Anecdotally it appears that an increasing number of Palestinians are having their visas to the UK refused by the British Government. Write to your …
The BBC’s Director of Television, Danny Cohen, has called for Israel to be protected from cultural boycotts. Cohen joined senior figures from the Parliamentary lobby groups, Conservative Friends of Israel and Labour Friends of Israel, in signing a letter published in the Guardian in October which claims that Israel is being singled out as a …
The BBC’s Director of Television has joined the Chair of Conservative Friends of Israel and the Vice Chair of Labour Friends of Israel in calling for Israel to be protected from cultural boycotts. Danny Cohen added his name to a letter published in the Guardian last week, claiming Israel was being singled out as a …
THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2015 Syrian Refugees: – Baroness Morris of Bolton: I declare my interests as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Jordan and the Palestinian territories and as president of Medical Aid for Palestinians. In our previous debate on the Syrian refugee crisis, I spoke of the desperate plight of the Palestinians of Yarmouk …
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2015 Jim Cunningham: What recent representations has Foreign Secretary received from his Israeli counterpart on the recent violence in that region; and will he make a statement? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-20/12622 Commons Written Answers END THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2015 Nicholas Soames: What support is Foreign Secretary giving to EU proposals to provide sea access to Gaza? …