§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he has made to the Israeli Government regarding its refusal to register children born in the occupied territories to parents of mixed Israeli/Palestinian origin; [175351]
(2) what representations he has made to the Israeli Government following its decision to prohibit Israelis married to residents of the Occupied Territories to live with their spouses in East Jerusalem. [175352]
§ Mr. MacShaneMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not raised these issues with the Israeli Government. During her visit to Israel in October 2003, my noble Friend the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean discussed the legislation which is behind such discriminatory treatment of Arab Israelis with several human rights groups. Our concerns about the impact of the citizenship law were subsequently raised by British Embassy staff on 7 October 2003 with the Israeli Ministry of the Interior.