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Business of the House

The Leader of the House and hon. Members will no doubt be aware of the prejudiced and inflammatory comments of Baroness Tonge about Israel and the Israeli people. Although her views in no way represent the position of the coalition Government, it remains the case that many of our friends abroad who are not aware of our constitutional arrangements might see the comments of this Liberal Democrat Peer as indicative of the Government's position on the issue. May we have an urgent statement from the Foreign Office condemning her comments fully and unreservedly and restating the Government's commitment to Israel and the Quartet proposals for re-establishing the peace process?