Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 23 June (HL970), what assessment they have made of the extent to which their representations to the government of Israeli are effective in ensuring that (1) Israel's investigations are transparent, swift and comprehensive, and (2) Israeli security forces provide appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.

The UK has an active dialogue with Israel on legal issues related to the occupation and we remain committed to working with Israel to secure improvements to prison conditions and detention practices. We continue to urge Israel to ensure that its investigations are transparent, swift and comprehensive and to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.