To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development pursuant to his answer of 19 May 2003, Official Report, column 523W if he will make a statement on the responses received from the Israeli Government to (a) UK and (b) EU representations on the impact of Israeli military action on Palestinian infrastructure and water supplies; and what indication the Israeli Government have given of a change in their policy. [115567]

The UK has not received any specific response from the Government of Israel to the representations we made about the impact of military action on Palestinian infrastructure and water supplies. Neither has the EU. The Government of Israel have not given any indication of an intention to change their policy. We will continue to press Israel to undertake confidence-building measures to support implementation of the Roadmap, and to meet its obligations under international humanitarian law.