§ 18. Mrs. McKennaTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the future role of the European Union in the middle east peace process. [54302]
§ 22. Ms PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the future role of Her Majesty's Government in the middle east peace process. [54306]
§ 28. Dr. VisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the future role of Her Majesty's Government in the middle east peace process. [54315]
§ 36. Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the middle east peace process. [54323]
§ Mr. FatchettI welcome the Wye River memorandum signed in Washington last week. I pay particular tribute to President Clinton whose personal engagement was crucial to success of these talks. We now need to see swift implementation of the agreement, accompanied by progress on the outstanding issues and a successful start to the final status negotiations, to maintain forward movement in the peace process. The EU is ready to sustain the momentum generated at Wye by helping with implementation, and will be discussing with the US how best to integrate its contribution into the next stages.
§ 23. Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to meet the Israeli Prime Minister to discuss the middle east peace process; and if he will make a statement. [54309]
§ Mr. FatchettMy right hon. Friend has no current plans to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Mrs. McKenna).