Written question asked by Phyllis Starkey (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2008. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 7 July 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Middle East: Armed Conflict

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 June 2008, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC), whether the human rights record of Israel in the occupied territories was considered in the discussions on the EU-Israel Association Council in the margins of the GAERC.