Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is the position of (1) HM Government, and (2) the UN, that East Jerusalem is an occupied territory.

The position of the British Government on Jerusalem has remained constant since April 1950, when the UK extended de jure recognition to the State of Israel, but withheld recognition of sovereignty over Jerusalem pending a final determination of its status. We recognise Israel's 'de facto authority' over West Jerusalem. But in-line with UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) and subsequent UN Council resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.