HC Deb 17 November 1969 vol 791 cc173-4W
4. Mr. Cronin

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in the Middle East.

39. Mr. Mayhew

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further steps he is taking to encourage a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

43. Mr. Colin Jackson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in the Middle East.

Mr. M. Stewart

As I told the House on 30th October, there is an imperative need for a political settlement in the Middle East. We therefore look forward to an early resumption of the four power talks. We hope that the Four will then be able to provide fresh guidance for Dr. Jarring which will enable him, with the parties, to make progress towards a settlement.—[Vol. 790, c. 361–8.]

59. Mr. Walters

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present situation in the Middle East, and what new British initiative is proposed.

64. Mr. Goodhart

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in the Middle East.

68. Mr. Shinwell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is in a position to report on further developments in the efforts of the four Powers to bring about a settlement of the Middle East dispute.

Mr. M. Stewart

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Mr. Cronin) earlier today.

71. Mr. Longden

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will consult with the other member States of the Western European Union, with a view to the issue of a joint guarantee, in addition to any offered by the United Nations or by other powers, of the terms of any peace settlement agreed between Israel and the Arab States in accordance with the Security Council's Resolution of 22nd November, 1967.

Mr. Luard

It is, of course, our aim to continue the valuable process of consultation on foreign policy questions in the Western European Union. But I see no advantage to be gained by initiating consultation in that forum on the particular proposal outlined by the hon. Member.