asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is satisfied with the level of co-operation between Her Majesty's Government and the United States Administration in matters of common policy towards the Gulf States in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secetary of State are visiting Washington at present for discussions, thus continuing the close co-operation which we maintain with the United States Administration over the whole range of world affairs, including those of the Middle East.