HC Deb 22 February 1982 vol 18 cc304-5W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Lord Privy Seal if Her Majesty's Ministers visiting Israel officially have entered East Jerusalem or other occupied territories.

Mr. Hurd

British Ministers who go on official visits to Israel do not visit East Jerusalem or the occupied territories as part of their official programme. They may, however, visit the occupied territories privately. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food paid an official visit to Israel from 2 to 4 January 1982. She later made a private visit to East Jerusalem and the West Bank as part of a tour organised by the Conservative Friends of Israel.