HC Deb 22 January 2001 vol 361 cc402-3W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last reviewed his Department's travel advice in relation to(a) Israel and (b) Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement. [144368]

Mr. Hain

[holding answer 8 January 2001]: The Travel Advice Unit updates its information on each country regularly as circumstances warrant. Our diplomatic missions in each country—in this case, the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and the British Consulate General in Jerusalem—consider changing our advice to British travellers after every significant event involving that country.

Our Travel Advice for Israel was last updated on 22 December 2000. The Travel Advice for Jerusalem was last updated on the same day. The latter advises against all non-essential travel to Jerusalem in the current circumstances.