Palestine: Recognition of States
Lords · Question HL11540 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Deech
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October (HL10875 and HL10876), and with reference to the Montevideo Convention and international law regarding recognition of a state, who they recogni
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 13 Nov 2025
The Palestinian Authority is the legitimate governing authority of the Palestinian state. The UK recognises Palestinian statehood over provisional borders, based on 1967 lines with equal land swaps, to be finalised as part of future negotiations.