Middle East (Hansard, 4 May 1988)

§ 22. Mr. Ernie Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will meet a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organisation to discuss recent events in the middle east; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Mellor
No. The Palestine Liberation Organisation is well aware why contact at this level remains difficult.

§ 50. Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on his policy towards the response of the Israeli Government to the Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.

§ 67. Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make representations to the Israeli Government about the deaths and injuries inflicted by Israeli troops on Palestinians in the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement.

§ 76. Mr. Dunnachie
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has made any recent representations to the Government of Israel about the security situation in the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement.

§ 87. Mr. Wray
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Israeli Government about the situation in the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Mellor
We regularly urge Israel to administer the occupied territories in accordance with international law and human rights standards. We particularly deplore the use of live ammunition, deportations and collective punishments, and other excessive measures of repression.