Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he received reports that US President Donald Trump is set to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The Prime Minister has made clear the UK's position on President Trump's announcement to recognise Jersualem as the capital of Israel. While we disagree with the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital before a final status agreement, we note the importance of President Trump's clear acknowledgement that the final status of Jerusalem, including the sovereign boundaries within the city, must be subject to negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In line with relevant Security Council Resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.