HL Deb 29 January 1996 vol 568 c95WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have protested, or will do so, against any attempts by Israel to cut off Jerusalem from the West Bank, particularly during the Palestinian elections; and whether they have made representations concerning the refusal by the Jerusalem Planning Authorities of permission for even one new Palestinian-owned hotel since 1967.

Lord Chesham

With our European partners we continue to raise the issue of access restrictions between the various part of the Occupied Territories. As to the possible impact upon the Palestinian elections, we await the report of the EU Electoral Unit, which would have observed events at the time. We understand that an area of East Jerusalem has been "zoned" for hotel development and a Palestinian businessman has received planning permission for a new hotel.