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<p>We do not hold the details of delegations of British parliamentarians that have
been refused permission to enter Gaza from Israel since 2009. The Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (FCO) advises against all travel to Gaza. We therefore do not make representations
on behalf of parliamentarians wishing to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Our Embassy in Cairo
forwarded a request to the Egyptian authorities for a British aid convoy to access
Gaza via the Rafah crossing in 2014, after Egypt changed its policy to only considering
applications requested by embassy note verbale. The convoy included one or two parliamentarians.
The FCO made clear to the organisers that the visit was at their own risk. The Egyptian
authorities agreed access for a reduced version of the convoy, but this was shortly
before the Rafah crossing was closed indefinitely in October. We understand the convoy
did not therefore gain access.</p><p> </p>
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