q: Does Sweden recognize a Palestine state? a: yes q: Does the UK? a: yes q: Where did the voting to do so take place? a: House of Commons q: Its recognition is a contribution to what? a: securing a negotiated two state solution q: Was there a large gap in voting numbers? a: yes q: How many were opposed to it? a: 12. q: Did all of the MPs vote? a: Not sure, but less than half took part in the debate. q: How many are there? a: 650 MPs q: Does the government recognize the the motion? a: yes q: What is a benefit of it regarding Europe? a: to calls for Palestinian statehood. q: How much sooner did Sweden make the same decision? a: Ten days earlier q: What is stated that a two-state solution requires? a: mutual recognition q: What else? a: a will to coexist peacefully. q: Who said this? a: Prime Minister q: What is his name? a: Stefan Lofven q: When did he declare this? c: (CNN) -- UK lawmakers have voted in the House of Commons to recognize Palestine as a state "as a contribution to securing a negotiated two state solution." 

The motion was backed overwhelmingly Monday by 274 votes to 12. However, fewer than half of the 650 MPs in the House of Commons took part in the debate. 

The motion passed was, "That this House believes that the Government should recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel, as a contribution to securing a negotiated two state solution. 

The measure is mainly symbolic and is not binding on the government. However, it lends added weight within Europe to calls for Palestinian statehood. 

Ten days earlier, the new government in Sweden said it would recognize a Palestinian state. 

"A two-state solution requires mutual recognition and a will to coexist peacefully. Therefore, Sweden will recognise the State of Palestine," said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in his first statement of government policy. 

'Not a gift, but a right' 

The UK vote came after five hours of debate in the House. 

Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, of the Conservative Party, told MPs that during his time in office in the 1990s, the United Kingdom committed "for the first time to a two-state solution with a Palestinian state." 

"I have never wavered in that view and I believe that the earlier that state comes about the better, both for the Palestinians and for the Middle East as a whole," he said. 

Shadow foreign minister Ian Lucas, of the opposition Labour Party, said the motion would be supported by his party but that the timing and manner of deciding whether to recognize Palestinian statehood was a matter for the current coalition government. 
his first statement of government policy.