HL Deb 03 December 1998 vol 595 cc57-8WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will discuss with the Prime Minister of Israel during his forthcoming visit to London:

  1. (a) administrative actions resulting in the exclusion of long-standing Palestinian residents from greater Jerusalem;
  2. (b) new encampments by Israelis within the boundaries of the Occupied Territories in the West Bank since the Wye Plantation Agreement. [HL73]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The position of Her Majesty's Government on the status of Jerusalem and on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories and East Jerusalem is well known. At the press conference following the Foreign Secretary's meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 26 November, the Foreign Secretary stressed the need to focus on the areas of agreement reached at Wye, and emphasised that any actions by either side that undermined Wye would not make it easier to take the peace process forward.