To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department has taken following the shooting of a British subject carrying out humanitarian work in the Occupied Territories in Palestine on 10 April 2003; and if he will make a statement. [109825]
I raised Mr Hurndall's case with the Israeli Ambassador on 19 April 2003. The Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office also raised it with his Israeli counterpart on 24 April 2003. Our embassy in Tel Aviv is in frequent contact with the Israeli authorities over this case. We are doing all we can to help the Hurndall family.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he is making to the Israeli Government over the shooting of Mr.Tom Hurndall by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. [110045]
| Secondments from the FCO to private sector: March 1997-April 2003 | |||
| FCO grade | Secondment location | Start | End |
| D6 | RTZ | October 1996 | March 1997 |
| C4 | China Britain Trade Group | June 1996 | August 1997 |
| D6 | Rolls Royce | March 1997 | November 1997 |
| D6 | British Aerospace | February 1997 | November 1997 |
| Legal Adviser | International Committee Red Cross | January 1996 | January 1999 |
| SMS | Unilever | August 1997 | March 1998 |
| SMS | Unilever | November 1997 | April 1998 |
| D6 | Shell | January 1997 | June 1998 |
| SMS | Unilever (Shanghai) | September 1998 | February 1999 |
| SMS | Unilever | November 1998 | February 1999 |
| SMS | Standard Chartered Bank | March 1997 | August 1998 |
| B3 | Glencree Centre | December 1997 | November 1998 |
| SMS | New Millennium Experience Co | September 1998 | December 1998 |
| D6 | British Aerospace | January 1998 | January 1999 |
| B3 | London Chamber of Commerce | April 1997 | April 1999 |
| SMS | BOC | September 1998 | February 1999 |
| D6 | Price Waterhouse | September 1997 | May 1999 |
| D6 | BP | November 1997 | May 1999 |
| D6 | British Invisibles | January 1999 | May 1999 |
| C4 | Institute of Export | March 1998 | June 1999 |
| SMS | British Aerospace | May 1999 | November 1999 |
| SMS | Prince's Trust | October 1996 | December 1999 |
| B3 | China Britain Trade Group | October 1997 | January 1999 |
| B3 | China Britain Business Council | February 1999 | December 1999 |
| Economist | BP | October 1997 | December 1999 |
| C4 | AMEC | November 1999 | February 2000 |
| SMS | BP | October 1999 | February 2000 |
| D6 | CBI | May 1999 | March 2000 |
| SMS | Smithkline Beecham International (Nairobi) | January 2000 | March 2000 |
| D6 | Standard Chartered Bank | November 1998 | March 2000 |
| C4 | Open Broadcast Network | June 1998 | April 2000 |
| D6 | Reading University | December 1999 | June 2000 |
I spoke to the Israeli Ambassador on 19 April 2003 to raise our concerns about the shooting of Mr Hurndall. I asked for a full explanation of this incident following the outcome of the Israeli investigation and detailed the Hurndall family's concerns. The Permanent-Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonnwealth Office raised it with his Israeli counterpart on 24 April 2003. We are also making representations to the Israeli authorities through our embassy in Tel Aviv.