Question follow-through · 101965
Palestine: Embassies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to open an Embassy in Palestine.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to open an Embassy in Palestine.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2026
Answer published
It is the longstanding position of the UK Government that Jerusalem should be a shared capital of two states, with its final status determined as part of a negotiated, peaceful settlement between Israelis and Palestinians, respecting the access and religi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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