§ Mr. LathamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the guidelines followed by(a) diplomatic staff of the consulate general in Jerusalem and (b) diplomatic staff of the Embassy in Tel Aviv regarding visits to areas under Israeli military administration since June 1967; what specific guidelines exist regarding visits to communities under curfew or declared to be closed by the Israeli military administration; and what guidelines exist regarding East Jerusalem, as annexed by Israel in 1967.
§ Mr. WaldegraveDiplomatic and consular staff in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are free to move throughout the occupied territories, including that part of Jerusalem which Israel illegally annexed de facto in 1967, while having regard to any restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities in accordance with Israel's responsibilities as a military occupier of these territories under international law, in particular the fourth Geneva convention of 1949.