HL Deb 07 November 2001 vol 628 c19WA
The Earl of Sandwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will ask the high contracting parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention concerning the protection of civilians in time of war in the Occupied Territories to discuss Israel's alleged further violations of that convention. [HL998]

Baroness Amos

In line with the July 1999 agreement, the United Kingdom, together with our EU partners, has agreed in principle to the reconvening of the Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention to consider the development of the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Territories.