§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the impact of the Israeli separation fence on health service provision in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. [157637]
§ Mr. RammellIsrael's building of a barrier on occupied territory restricts the free movement of people and essential supplies—including the provision of health services—between the Occupied Territories and Israel and other countries, as well as within the Occupied Territories. We are concerned by reports that a number of Palestinians have been deprived of urgent medical attention as a result of delays at checkpoints. We continue to express our serious concerns over the route and impact of the fence to the Israeli Government. Most recently, my noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean raised the matter with the Israeli Defence Minister, Shaul Mofaz, in London on 12 February.