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HANSARDWomen and Girls: AfghanistanI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her question, and for her passion for the protection of women and girls. Protecting them, and, indeed, religious and ethnic minorities,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: ReparationsWe recognise that this is an issue of enduring concern to many. We listen to views from our Caribbean partners on the full range of bilateral issues, but our policy on reparations…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: ReparationsAs I just stated, our policy on reparations is clear: we do not pay them.25 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationOn 28 January we announced a further £17 million for healthcare, food and shelter, and to support vital infrastructure across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This was an…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSudanWe remain desperately concerned about the humanitarian situation in Sudan. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has set out the measures taken by the UK to seek to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSudanI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue, because the situation she has described is intolerable. I was grateful to the international counterparts who attended a discussion…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSudanThe hon. Member is right to raise the disturbing accounts of atrocities that we have heard. She will be pleased to know that the UK led efforts to renew the UN Human Rights…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSudanEnding the conflict in Sudan, and the appalling consequences of it, is a UK priority. Both the Foreign Secretary and I have visited the region, including Chad and South Sudan. We…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSudanI regret that we see both parties to the conflict behaving in a manner that is having a truly catastrophic impact on civilians—we see famine and appalling levels of…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that important question. We have been working closely with Egypt, which has sought to support many of those requiring medical assistance.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI too have had such discussions, both in Tel Aviv and elsewhere. I recognise that there was particular concern about the events that led to the production of the Colonna report.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: ReparationsThe slave trade was abhorrent. We recognise its horrific impacts and the ongoing strength of feeling, but there have been no such discussions. As the Foreign Secretary made clear…25 Feb 2025HANSARD US Global Public Health PolicyI thank the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers) for securing this debate on such an important topic, and I am grateful to the other Members who are in the Chamber. This…11 Feb 2025HANSARD US Global Public Health PolicyI am grateful to the hon. Member for that really important point and for his kind words. He is right to pay tribute to the incredible civil society that we have working on these…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend will be aware that the UK has imposed—I believe it was in the autumn—sanctions against those who had engaged in and promoted violence as settlers. We condemn that…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesA few moments ago, I listed the decisions that the UK Government have taken that were different from those of the previous Government. We have been determined to ensure that we…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI share the hon. Member’s concern about those scenes, and I am sure that other Members in the House do so as well. The UK Government have been very clear: Hamas must not play a…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAs the right hon. Member is aware and as we have discussed previously, this UK Government have taken a different approach from the previous Government on matters of…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI believe it has been incredibly important for the UK to engage diplomatically in relation to this conflict. It is absolutely right that we have sought to work with partners on…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for underlining Egypt’s role in this incredibly difficult humanitarian situation, and particularly in relation to medical evacuees from…06 Feb 2025