§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, in the light of the visit of the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Tunisia, he will give an assurance that there has been no change in Government policy regarding ministerial contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organisation, and that therefore no meeting will take place with Mr. Farouk Qaddumi without explicit prior recognition by the Palestine Liberation Organisation of Israel's right to exist, and renunciation of terrorism.
§ Mr. PymMy right hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Oxon (Mr. Hurd) met Mr. Qaddumi of the PLO on 22 April in the course of a visit to Tunisia. This meeting represents no change in our attitude to the PLO. We use our contacts with it to urge acceptance of the principles on which our policy is based.