Written question asked by Lord Janner of Braunstone (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011.

Palestine

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to Palestinian Authority leaders to encourage the resumption of peace negotiations.

Answer: We make regular representations to the Palestinian leadership to encourage the resumption of peace negotiations. We believe that there is a need to make urgent progress on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before the window for such a solution closes. We believe that Israel's security and the realisation of the Palestinians' right to statehood are not opposing goals. On the contrary they are intimately intertwined objectives. For more detail on the Government's position on this issue, I refer the noble Lord to the Statement made by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right honourable friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the other place on 28 November 2011, Official Report, columns 689-690.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14047; 733 c326-7WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: North Africa and the Near and Middle East
Monday, 28 November 2011
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects: Israel Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk