Question follow-through · 69498
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on UK Government recognition of the State of Palestine.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on UK Government recognition of the State of Palestine.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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4 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government has announced that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September before the United Nations General Assembly to protect the viability of the two‑state solution, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the app...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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