Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel concerning its intended policy to force-feed Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.

Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have met with Members and Officials of the Israeli Knesset to discuss a new bill, which passed its first reading at the Israeli Knesset on 30 June, and that would permit the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike. Officials also met an official from the Israeli Prime Minister's office on 17 June, when they expressed our concern over the bill.