Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the reported construction of a corridor bisecting Gaza by Israel; and whether he has discussed that matter with his (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts.

We continue to monitor the situation closely in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are clear that a viable two state solution is the best means to achieve lasting peace and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians. The Prime Minister pressed this point in his call with Prime Minister Netanyahu 15 February.