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Debate between Louise Haigh and Simon Danczuk
Wednesday 11th January 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Louise Haigh Portrait Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab)
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2. What assessment she has made of the implications of demolitions in the occupied Palestinian territories in 2015-16 for her Department’s policies in that region.

Simon Danczuk Portrait Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Ind)
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4. What assessment she has made of the implications of demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 2015-16 for her Department’s policies in that region.

Rory Stewart Portrait The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Rory Stewart)
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The Department’s assessment, in line with long-standing British Government policy, is that demolitions are illegal under international humanitarian law, and that they undermine the credibility and viability of a two-state solution.