HC Deb 05 February 1986 vol 91 c170W
22. Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he intends making any fresh proposals designed to reduce tension in the middle east; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Renton

We will continue to support all realistic initiatives for the peaceful resolution of the region's conflicts.

26. Mr. Redmond

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the European Economic Community Foreign Ministers next propose to discuss the middle east; and if he will make a statement.

77. Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Council of Ministers will next discuss the problems of the middle east.

Mr. Renton

The agenda for the next EC Foreign Ministers' meeting has not yet been agreed. We and our partners stand by the principles set out in the Venice declaration and subsequent statements and are ready to support realistic initiatives to solve the region's problems.

54. Mr. Walters

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

83. Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards Palestinian self-determination.

Mr. Renton

I refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Mr. Latham).