§ 17. Mr. WalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Israel regarding the erection of the fence on the West Bank. [137413]
§ Mr. RammellI refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mr. Lazarowicz),Official Report, 11 November 2003, column 169.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made by the Government in pressing the Israeli Government to conduct an independent, public and judicial inquiry into the shooting of Mr. Tom Hurndall; and if he will make a statement. [136405]
§ Mr. MullinWe have pressed the Israelis on a number of occasions for a full and transparent investigation into the shooting of Tom Hurndall. This was done most recently by my noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean during her recent visit to Israel. We have been recently informed that there will be a military police investigation into the shooting.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the representations he has made to the Israeli Government regarding the building of the Israeli security barrier. [136434]
§ Mr. RammellMy right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary made clear our concerns about the route of the fence to the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, when he visited London on 14 July, and the Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom, on 18 July. My noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean also raised the matter with the Israeli Foreign Minster, Silvan Shalom, during her visit to Israel on 30 September. She also raised with Zvi Shtauber, Israeli ambassador on 22 October and Yosef Paritzky, the Israeli Minister for National Infrastructure on 29 October.
We have made representations through our embassy in Tel Aviv expressing concern at the route and likely impact of the fence. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have also made representations through the Israeli embassy in London.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made by the Government in pressing the Israeli Government to conduct an independent, public and judicial inquiry into the fatal shooting of Mr. James Miller; and if he will make a statement. [136484]
§ Mr. MullinWe have pressed the Israelis on a number of occasions for a full and transparent investigation into the shooting of James Miller. This was done most recently by my noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean during her recent visit to Israel. We have been informed that there will be a Military Police investigation into the shooting.