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David Burrowes

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Tuesday 9th June 2015

(9 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Extreme brevity is now required.

David Burrowes Portrait Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con)
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What has been the impact of the unilateral action last October by Sweden to recognise the state of Palestine?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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We believe that European Union countries individually unilaterally recognising Palestine is throwing away an opportunity that the European Union has to exercise leverage by collectively holding out the prospect of recognition or non-recognition as a way of influencing behaviour.

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