Palestinians: Israel

Dr. Starkey
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of the working conditions of Palestinians employed in the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory; and on what evidential basis the assessment was made.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
We have made no such assessment.

Dr. Starkey
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Israeli settlements which export goods or produce to the UK which have been built on Palestinian private property.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
We have made no such assessment.