Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 27 April 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 May 2006. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Thursday, 4 May 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Israel

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what interventions he has made with the Israeli government regarding the case of James Miller.

Answer: Between May 2003 and March 2006 my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised the case of James Miller with the Israeli authorities on 13 occasions. Most recently, he wrote to the Israeli Foreign Minister on 1 March 2006 expressing the Government's disappointment that no one has been held accountable for James Miller's killing and supporting the family'srequest for compensation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also made an additional 27 interventions on this case with the Israelis, at ministerial and official level.

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