HC Deb 09 March 1999 vol 327 c183W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will be supporting Israel's request to the EU for support for the desalination plant in Gaza. [75800]

Mr. Fatchett

Water is an issue to be resolved in the final status negotiations. We support the Wye Agreement which provides for the immediate resumption of final status negotiations. We also support an equitable division of water which will take into account the concerns of all parties including other countries in the region. The proposed desalination plant has to be considered in the context of the final status negotiations.

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