§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department has taken to raise with the Israeli authorities the issue of access by international non-governmental organisation workers to the west bank and Gaza strip. [28721]
§ Mr. HanleyWe raised the specific cases of British non-governmental organisation workers with the Israeli authorities through our embassy in Tel Aviv. We also have pressed the Israeli Government at a senior level to relax the closure on the west bank and Gaza.