Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many meetings he has had with the (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian ambassador (i) since 7 October 2023 and (ii) in the last month.

The former Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, held a meeting with hostage families on 24 October 2023, which was also attended by Israel Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely. The current Foreign Secretary co-hosted with Ambassador Hotovely the Holocaust Memorial Day reception at the FCDO on 23 January 2024. The Minister of State, Lord Ahmad, met the Palestine Ambassador and Head of the Palestine Mission, Dr Husam Zomlot, 27 February and the Government intends to meet with the Israel Ambassador in the coming weeks.