THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER 2015 Business Questions: – John Howell: There has been a dramatic escalation in violence across Israel and the West Bank over recent weeks, so may we please have a debate on this serious issue? – Chris Grayling: I think we are all concerned about what is happening in Israel and the West …
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Steve Baker: What recent assessment has Foreign Secretary made of the political and security situation in Israel and Palestine? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-14/10179 Andrew Percy: What assessment has Foreign Secretary made of the treatment of gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Palestinian Police and Palestinian Authority? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-14/10146 Nos 1-2 Commons Written Answers …
Palestine was once again one of the key issues supported by the UK trade union movement at the TUC Congress in Brighton in September 2015. Hundreds of delegates have shown their support, by visiting the Palestine Solidarity Campaign stall in the exhibition area, by wearing a Palestine lanyard, signing the petition against the siege …
Between July 21st and 28th 2015, a trade union delegation with representatives from ASLEF, TSSA and RMT travelled to Palestine with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The delegation included: Mick Whelan (ASLEF General Secretary), Manuel Cortes (TSSA General Secretary), Andi Fox (TSSA executive), Colin Smith (ASLEF), Marz Colombini (ASLEF executive), Mick Carney (TSSA President), Peter …
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2015 Implications for human rights of promoting arms sales – debate tabled by Ann Clwyd: – Ann Clwyd: Today, the biennial Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition, one of the world’s largest arms fairs, which generates millions in arms deals, is taking place at the ExCeL centre in London’s docklands. It is …
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2015 1. Alex Cunningham: What reports has Foreign Secretary received on the likely timetable for lifting the blockade of Gaza, and what steps is he taking with his counterparts in the EU and elsewhere to bring this about? http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-04/8529 Alex Cunningham: What discussions has Foreign Secretary had with counterparts in the EU and …
Protesters will gather outside Downing Street on Wednesday to oppose the British government’s welcome of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is due to meet with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in London that day. Hugh Lanning, Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign, said: “We want to know why David Cameron is welcoming a man …
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2015 Baroness Tonge: How many (1) single amputee, and (2) multiple amputee, children require prosthetics as a result of being injured in Operation Protective Edge; what assessment have HMG made of the access Gazan children have to prosthetics and rehabilitation; and what assessment have they made of the cost of funding a single prosthetic …
