Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 November 2015 to Question 15102, what recent representations the British Embassy in Tel Aviv has made to Israeli authorities since the Israeli government demolition order in November 2016 of the Bedouin village in Umm al-Hiran in the Negev.

I raised concerns about plans to demolish the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran when I spoke to the Israeli Ambassador on 23 November. Although the demolition did not happen before 30 November, the threat remains. The UK continues to call on the Israeli authorities and Bedouin community to work together to find a solution that meets the needs and respects the rights of the people affected.