§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the Minister of State's visit to Israel; and 116W what visits the Minister made to those areas of the former British mandate in Palestine which were annexed by Jordan between 1949 and 1967 and have been occupied by Israel since 1967.
§ Mr. LuceI visited Israel as part of a wider tour of the middle east and had talks with the Prime Minister, other Government Ministers, and opposition leaders. I had useful and wide-ranging discussions on many topics, including the middle east and bilateral relations. I had talks with West Bank and Gaza leaders in Jerusalem on 3 November and then travelled by road from there to the Allenby bridge.