Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek compensation for the demolition of UK or EU-funded buildings by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

We are concerned by the large increase in the rate of demolitions since the start of 2016, compared with the rate in 2015. The EU has not sought compensation from Israel for demolition of EU projects in the West Bank and no decision has been made yet about whether to claim compensation in the future. The UK is focused on preventing these demolitions from happening in the first place, and supporting those affected.