Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 6 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 December 2004. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office;Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Israeli Government and (b) European Union on destruction by Israeli military forces of police stations in the Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the (a) Israeli Government and (b) European Union on destruction by Israeli military forces of police stations in the Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement. [203632] Mr. Alexander: British embassy officials in Tel Aviv regularly stress the need to allow Palestinian Authority security forces to operate effectively. We have not had any discussions recently on the specific issue of destruction by the Israeli military forces of Palestinian police stations in the Occupied Territories.

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