HC Deb 29 November 1989 vol 162 cc313-4W
24. Mr. Adley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote a middle east peace settlement.

59. Mr. Cyril D. Townsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

67. Mr. Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards peace in the middle east.

78. Mr. Roger King

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement of progress towards peace in the middle east.

105. Mr. Page

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the peace process in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute.

118. Sir Dennis Walters

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards a middle east peace settlement.

133. Mr. Robert Hicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he intends submitting any fresh proposals to try and resolve the middle east problem; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

We fully support current efforts to bring about a dialogue between the Israeli Government and a representative team of Palestinians.

70. Mr. Faulds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his European counterparts about ways of assisting the middle east peace process; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

We discuss the middle east regularly with our European colleagues, and did so most recently on 27 November. We shall continue to support the current efforts to develop a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians.

72. Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what latest representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Government of Israel about the occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Mr. Waldegrave

Issues that we and our EC partners have taken up recently with the Israeli authorities include the closure of universities, Israeli tax-collecting raids at Beit Sahour, harassment of UNRWA's operations and a number of individual cases.

77. Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens are at present held in middle eastern gaols; and if he will list in which countries they are being held and the length of their sentences.

Mr. Sainsbury

According to our latest information, 24 British citizens were in detention in the middle east on 23 November 1989. The countries in which they are held and the length of their sentences are as follows:

Number of British citizens in detention in the Middle East on 23 November 1989
Country Number

of detainees

 Sentence
Egypt 2 (i) 25 years
(ii) 25 years
Iraq 2 (i) detained without charge
(ii) 20 years
Iran 2 (i) detained without charge
(ii) detained on remand
Israel 3 (i) 10 years
(ii) 12 years
(iii) 18 months

(12 months suspended]
Kuwait 3 6 years 4 months
(ii) 3 years 6 months
(iii) 4 years 6 months
Saudi Arabia 4 (i) 1 year
(ii) 2 years
(iii) detained on remand
(iv) detained on remand
Turkey 1 (i) 5 years 5 months
United Arab Emirates 7 (i) 8 years
(ii) 20 years
(iii) 7 years
(iv) 10 years
(v) until debts are paid
(vi) 15 years
(vii) detained on remand

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