Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report, Situation of human rights on the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, published on 21 September, with particular reference to the Palestinian right to self-determination and the right of resistance to occupation.

The UK remains committed to making progress towards a two-state solution, resulting in a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian State; based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states. We believe that negotiations will only succeed when they are conducted between Israelis and Palestinians, supported by the international community. We will continue to press the parties strongly on the need to refrain from taking actions which make peace more difficult. The UK continues to engage with the Israeli Government on human rights issues in the context of the occupation.