Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, contribution the United Kingdom could make towards discovery of the group responsible for the three kidnapped Israeli settler teenagers; and what discussions they have held with the Israeli Prime Minister concerning his analysis of the situation.

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right honourable Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), spoke to the Israeli Foreign Minister on 17 June about this issue. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Mr Robertson), discussed the issue at length with both sides during his recent visit to the region on 17-19 June. We have offered practical support.