Formal Minutes
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Members present:
Sir Malcolm Bruce, in the Chair
| Hugh Bayley
Sir Tony Cunningham
Jeremy Lefroy
Mr Michael McCann
Chris White
| | Fiona Bruce
Pauline Latham
Sir Peter Luff
Fiona O'Donnell
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Draft Report, (The UK's Development Work in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories) proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 45 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 46 read, as follows:
We welcome the UK's decision to introduce labelling
guidelines calling for products made in Israeli settlements to
be labelled as such: this allows consumers to make an informed
decision as to whether they wish to purchase such products. We
continue to support strong economic ties between the UK and Israel.
However, we consider that it is very important to find out whether
the introduction of labelling guidelines for products made in
Israeli settlements has been effective, including whether they
have been implemented by major retailers and what effect they
have had on the sales of products from the settlements in the
UK. We strongly recommend that the UK Government undertake a review
of the implementation and impact of the introduction of labelling
guidelines. We also recommend a review of the initial impact of
the introduction of the 2013 EU guidelines on the territorial
application of EU funding. Whilst continuing to support
strong economic ties between the UK and Israel, we recommend that,
to show its condemnation of settlements, the UK Government should
now hold discussions with other European countries with a view
to banning the import of products made in Israeli settlements
located in the OPTs if there is a significant increase in the
scale of settlements, for example in E1 to the east of Jerusalem.
Amendment proposed, in line 9, to leave out from
'funding' to the end. - (Michael McCann)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made
The Committee divided.
| Ayes 5
| Noes 3
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| Fiona Bruce | Hugh Bayley
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| Sir Tony Cunningham | Pauline Latham
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| Jeremy Lefroy | Fiona O'Donnell
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| Michael McCann |
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| Chris White |
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Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 47 to 87 agreed to.
Annex and Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report,
as amended, be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That
the Chair make the Report to the House.
Ordered,
That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance
with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Adjourned till Tuesday 2 September at 10.00 a.m.
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