Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the severing of relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in June, whether they have held discussions with the governments of those states about the possibility of resuming diplomatic relations; and if so, what was the outcome of those discussions.

The UK Government continues to hold discussions with all parties in the dispute. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and other ministers have all spoken to their counterparts, calling for a de-escalation, the lifting of the current restrictions, and encouraging them to get behind Kuwait’s mediation efforts. We have made clear that Gulf unity matters to the security and stability of the region.