Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 60175

Occupied Territories: Official Publications

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

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Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department started using the term Occupied Palestinian Territories in official documentation.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK government has used the term "Occupied Palestinian Territories" regularly since 2007.It has been the position of the UK Government since 1967 that the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) are no...

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