Written questions by Mohamed.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to make a public statement in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled The essence of childhood has been destroyed: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023, published on 18 June 2026, that Israeli authorities have deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled The essence of childhood has been destroyed: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023, published on 18 June 2026, that acts committed in Gaza may be classed as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to ensure accountability mechanisms in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry findings on violations against Palestinian children in Gaza.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken diplomatic steps in response to the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion of July 2024 on the legal status of Israel’s presence in the occupie

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian impact of demolition orders issued against Palestinian villages in the past year.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to implement a ban on the import of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to extend UK sanctions to include businesses operating in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of reports concerning revisions to electoral rolls in India which excluded Muslim vot

Our High Commission in New Delhi, together with our network of Deputy High Commissions, is following the Special Intensive Revision process, including in West Bengal. We will continue to monitor the situation.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and prevent the movement of British citizens to illegal settlements in the West Bank.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on this issue during the most recent session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the rights of older people are integrated into the humanitarian and recovery strategies to be discussed at the Sudan Conference in Berlin.

It is standard practice to consider the particular needs of marginalised groups, including older people, when planning our humanitarian responses, and this will be reflected in our ongoing discussions with international partners and non-governmental organisations on the crisis in Sudan.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Israeli settlers carrying out attacks on mosques in the West Bank, including incidents in Marda village and Al-Mu’arrajat; and what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help prevent attacks on mosques in the West Bank.

I refer the Hon Member to the answers I gave on this issue in Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office oral questions on 3 March, and to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and fourteen of her overseas counterparts on 24 December 2025 condemning the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-israeli-settlement-expansion-in-the-west-bank.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of actions taken by the Israeli authorities at Haram Al-Sharif in the last month; and whether her Department will take diplomatic steps in response.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 20 April to Question 124464.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel published in June 2025; and what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent attacks on cultural, educational, and religious sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

We are aware of this report. Our focus remains on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and how best to support its recovery and reconstruction.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure access to Haram Al-Sharif.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 20 April to Question 124464.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on her policies of the use of Israeli military courts in the occupied West Bank, including their compliance with international standards of due process and fair trial rights.

I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-israels-death-penalty-bill-29-march-2026.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her Israeli counterpart on the Penal Law (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists), passed on 30 March 2026.

I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-israels-death-penalty-bill-29-march-2026.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help support the independence of the International Criminal Court in light of reports of political pressure on its officials.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 11 March in response to Question 118062.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the International Criminal Court; (b) the International Court of Justice; and (c) the UN can discharge their duties and responsibilities without undue interference from other countries.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 11 March in response to Question 118062.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to members of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court on reports that the findings of an independent judicial panel into allegations concerning the Prosecutor are being disregarded.

The UK fully supports the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC's internal process to address the allegations of misconduct against the Prosecutor is still underway. That process follows Terms of Reference agreed by the ICC Bureau. The UK is not currently a member of that body. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.