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HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesI think it is difficult to have answers to all the right hon. Gentleman’s questions at the moment. I think the most important thing is that lessons are learned, and even if all…16 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeWhat happened overnight illustrates a huge problem that the new Foreign Secretary will need to deal with; I am pleased that the Minister will be ably helping her. The problem is…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsGiven that the Foreign Office has not agreed with Mauritius a defined financial allocation for the Chagos marine protected area; given that no additional money has been secured or…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI read with alarm yesterday’s report in The Washington Post detailing a plan for the future of Gaza that is circulating among the Trump Administration. They call it the “GREAT”…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastEarlier today, 31 countries put out a powerful message: the war must end now, aid must go into Gaza unrestricted, the hostages must be released, and all parties must uphold…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI am grateful to the ministerial team for my early briefing, which gave me an opportunity to read a Foreign Affairs Committee report that came out—it was begun in September…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTrial by Jury: Proposed RestrictionsI spent the first 20 years of my professional life in the criminal courts as a barrister. There is no one who loves the criminal justice system, or who has more respect for…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Actions of Iranian Regime: UK ResponseI wonder whether the Minister might be able to help us. We had before us the Iranian ambassador, who made it clear that he wanted to be able to continue to negotiate. Given the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI wonder whether the right hon. Lady could help the House. During the 14 years when the Conservatives were in power, when was the time that the benefits system worked well?01 Jul 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsIn the year since the election of this Labour Government, Britain is back as a force for good on the world stage. Following the outbreak of conflict in the middle east last week,…26 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe must not forget Gaza. Despite the eyes of the world now being turned to the Iran-Israel war, it is important that we continue to remember the suffering of the Gazans and…24 Jun 2025HANSARD National Security StrategyIn the absence of the published China audit, which we have all been looking forward to so much, the national security strategy has been gone through with a fine-toothed comb by…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChina AuditOur relationship with China is most definitely a difficult one. On the one hand, it is our third biggest trading partner, but on the other hand, the national security strategy, on…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe only way to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb is a deal, but there cannot be a deal without negotiations and there cannot be negotiations without trust. President Trump tore…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictIt is completely understandable that Israel feels threatened by a bellicose neighbour with uranium mines and a nuclear programme, but the rest of the world is unanimous in saying…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAir India Plane CrashWill the Minister please convey the gratitude of this House to the Foreign Office staff and the police officers who have had such difficult work to do on behalf of us all? Public…16 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI have to admit that when Brexit happened, I thought that the problem of Gibraltar would be so difficult that I really did not see how we would ever get over it. It is a tribute…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI begin by thanking the Prime Minister for what he has said about Gaza. The message he is sending to Netanyahu’s far-right Government could not be clearer, and it should have the…20 May 2025HANSARD Sanctions Implementation and EnforcementThe Minister already knows my view that, as we develop our sanctions policy, Parliament should be more engaged so that we can have collective knowledge and all feed in to the best…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that a lot is going on, but the biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction treaty is important. It is about our blue planet and our oceans, in which we used to have a…13 May 2025