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 whether he plans to participate in further discussions with the Israeli government regarding the deaths of James Miller andTom Hurdnall and the coroner's verdict on both cases.

Answer: The St. Pancras Coroner has formally written to my noble and learned Friend the Attorney-General and my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary about these two cases. The Attorney-General will be meeting both the Miller family and the Hurndall family later this week. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will also meet both families this month. We will decide on the next steps once the Attorney-General has assessed the Coroner's findings and Ministers have discussed the cases with the families.

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