To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Israeli Government and (b) the Palestinian authorities on the recent ceasefire in Gaza. (272999)

We are in close contact with both Israeli and Palestinian authorities about ways to improve the situation in Gaza.

In April 2009 my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary spoke to both his Israeli counterpart and Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad.

On 7 April 2009, I spoke to my Israeli counterpart about the importance of improving the situation in Gaza, among other issues.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) UN representatives, (b) members of the Quartet and (c) his EU counterparts on the recent ceasefire in Gaza. (273013)

We are in close touch with the UN, US, Russia and our EU counterparts about the situation in Gaza. Most recently, Gaza was discussed in the context of the wider Middle East Peace Process at the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 27 April 2009.