Question follow-through · 86860

Palestine: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to withdraw recognition of the State of Palestine in the event that Hamas break any conditions of that recognition.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 30 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 3 Nov 2025
Answer: 5 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to withdraw recognition of the State of Palestine in the event that Hamas break any conditions of that recognition.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 29 October to Question 83047.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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