§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek a report on the Palestinian doctor found hanged in the occupied territories in the early part of October; and as to what progress there has been towards an autopsy.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe consulate-general in Jerusalem is watching this case closely. We understand that an autopsy has been carried out at the request of the family. The preliminary findings from this, suggesting death by suffocation, have been published. But we await a fuller report.
§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the number of Palestinians he had originally intended to meet during his recent visit to Israel; and how many of them were imprisoned before his visit.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs had intended to meet 29 Palestinians for discussions and lunch in Jerusalem on 17 October. Of these, one—Feisal Husseini—was detained by the Israeli authorities before his visit.