{"value":{"id":1755085,"askingMemberId":5025,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-14T00:00:00","uin":"902156","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising a Palestinian state.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5148,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>On 13 January, the Foreign Secretary sat down with President Abbas to talk about the Labour Party’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause. Palestinians must be given a credible route to a Palestinian state which is the right of the Palestinian people. We will recognise a Palestinian state at a time that is most conducive to making statehood a reality, and we are working with partners to support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Palestinian and Israeli people.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Palestinians: Recognition of States","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1755085","method":"GET"}]}