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HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationFrankly, the solution would be for Hamas to come out of their tunnels and surrender so that Gaza can return to normality. That is what we hope might happen.04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThat is a terribly good question. A large proportion of our tripled humanitarian aid budget of £60 million will be channelled through UNICEF and the other two UN agencies, UNRWA…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Lady makes a good point about the disease burden. We are arguing for an increased flow of humanitarian support and medical supplies, not just via land but maybe via a…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Lady makes a good point about disease. It is why a large portion of the tripled humanitarian fund of £60 million, channelled through the three UN agencies, will be…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI am sure it will be very soon.04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationA tragedy is unfolding in the middle east. Israel has suffered the worst terror attack in its history, and Palestinian civilians are experiencing a devastating and growing…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThat is exactly our strategy. It is to use diplomatic efforts in concert with humanitarian efforts to bring about a situation whereby diplomacy can take effect and the foundations…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThis Government are on record—I said it in my statement—in condemning settler violence in the west bank, but we must be very clear that this military operation is under way in…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI do not accept the right hon. Gentleman’s description of it being “wholly indiscriminate”, but of course I take seriously his comment about 57 journalists having been killed.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationOur strategy is to exert all efforts to bring about peace.04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThose issues are woven into the fabric of our diplomacy, and they are hugely important in all our work across the middle east, and nowhere more so than the Occupied Palestinian…04 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe Father of the House makes a good point. A two-state solution in which both sides respect the other’s right to exist and in which there is an end to settler violence is an…04 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-EU Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyThe hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) has been appointed as a full representative of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in place of the hon.…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeRespectfully, we have not left them in limbo. The situation is extremely difficult. It is difficult because of the depredations of—let me be very clear—the tyrannical regime of…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeThe FCDO has referred more than 1,450 people under ACRS pathway 3 to the Home Office. We are supporting more than 900 Afghans in third countries, for instance with accommodation,…24 Oct 2023HANSARDNagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Humanitarian SupportFollowing the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh last month, the Government called for an end to the violence, direct talks between parties to the conflict and urgent humanitarian…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeWe are acutely aware of the challenge to which my hon. Friend alludes. We are working at pace with our mission in Pakistan and we are seized of the natural justice required and…24 Oct 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeWe continue our diplomatic efforts, including through supporting those Afghans in third countries. We have relocated more than 21,000 Afghans under the Afghans relocations and…24 Oct 2023HANSARDNagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Humanitarian SupportMy hon. Friend speaks with great knowledge on this subject, and I am pleased to confirm that the UK is continuing to assess humanitarian needs in the region, including in relation…24 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy sincere condolences go out to George Lowe’s family. Consular staff remain in contact with the Cypriot authorities and the family on this case. We passed to the Cypriot…24 Oct 2023