HL Deb 27 January 1999 vol 596 c152WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their view of the recent conduct of Israeli tax authorities who removed employees' cars from the British Consulate in occupied Jerusalem on grounds of the Consulate's "tax arrears". [HL542]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The issue is the tax status of the locally-engaged staff in our Jerusalem Consulate-General, not the Consulate itself.

The Israeli tax authorities' action was precipitate. Our Consulate-General protested immediately to the Israeli authorities and the affected staff received their cars back the following day.