Humanitarian situation in Sudan
A Westminster Hall debate on the humanitarian situation in Sudan is scheduled for Tuesday 22 July 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Harpreet Upal MP.

This Debate Pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on 'Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories', to be held on Thursday 9 February 2017. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, following a representation by Sir Desmond Swayne, Mark Williams, Chris Bryant, Tommy Sheppard and Dr Tania Mathias.
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (204 KB , PDF)
The West Bank and Gaza have been occupied by Israel since 1967, and are collectively known as the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). Before the 1967 war, the West Bank was part of Jordan whilst Gaza was part of Egypt.
Following the beginning of the occupation in 1967, many Israelis moved into purpose-built Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza (though the settlements in Gaza were demolished by the Israeli Government in 2005, and the settlers forcibly evacuated). When the West Bank was divided into Areas A, B and C in the mid-1990s, areas containing Jewish settlements were generally classed as Area C, and hence remained under Israeli control.
The UN Security Council in December adopted resolution 2334 which states settlements have ‘no legal validity’:
The UK Government voted in favour of the resolution. In the weeks since the Resolution the Israeli Government has announced plans to construct several thousand new settlement homes. The Foreign Office has condemned “the increased pace of settlement activity” and says such action makes a two-state solution “much harder to achieve.”
The Government has also condemned demolitions of Palestinian buildings which the Israeli authorities say lack building permits. Data collected by UN OCHA suggests that Israel demolished or seized over 1,000 Palestinian-owned structures in the West Bank and Jerusalem in 2016, the highest number since recording began in 2009.
Benjamin Netanyahu met Prime Minister Theresa May in London on 6 February 2017 where they discussed the establishment of a new UK-Israel Trade Working Group, Iran and the Middle East Peace Process.
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (204 KB , PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate on the humanitarian situation in Sudan is scheduled for Tuesday 22 July 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Harpreet Upal MP.
In 2024, the government announced it would repeal and replace the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. Petition 725716 calls on the government to protect veterans from prosecution and not make changes to the legislation has received over 165,000 signatures and will be the subject of a debate in Westminster Hall on 14 July 2025.
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