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HANSARDRussia: SanctionsWe have taken real action: we have sanctioned 2,000 individuals and entities under the Russia sanctions regime, over 1,700 of which were sanctioned since the full-scale invasion.…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsThat is an excellent question. I will double check, but my understanding is that we are trying to track this shadow fleet wherever it goes, and use that information so that…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityMy noble friend is completely right about that. We can see from the statistics that acute food insecurity is at a five-year high. The Global Report on Food Crises this year…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsThe noble Baroness makes a good point. There has been an effect on Russian revenue because of the price cap, but a lot of sales are still going through, using shadow tankers, and…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, sanctions by the United Kingdom and G7 partners have cost Russia an estimated $400 billion, equivalent to four years of war funding, and contributed to a 30% fall in oil…21 May 2024HANSARDSouth AfricaAs I say frequently in speeches, we are living in a competitive and contested world, so it is even more important than ever that Foreign Ministers and our diplomats get out there…21 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI agree that, while Israel has the right to defend itself, to try to deal with Hamas and to prevent 7 October happening again, it is important, as we have said throughout, that…21 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe noble Lord is right: I absolutely did say, and I repeat, that we have far from given Israel a clean bill of health on this issue. Not enough has been done to get aid in. We…21 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThere is a bit of a difference between 2014 and now.21 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my noble friend for that question. Britain and America are obviously in completely different situations in terms of arms exports to Israel. Our exports are less than 1% of…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsThe noble Lord with all his experience makes a very good point. I will certainly take it away and discuss with colleagues across government whether there is more we can do to bear…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityWe use all our levers to address the issue of hunger during conflict. We use our diplomatic efforts, including in countries such as Sudan and in Gaza, where we push for…21 May 2024HANSARDSouth AfricaThat is a very important question. In fact, I discussed this with the Gambian Foreign Minister this morning, who made the point about how much more democratic and equal the…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we supported the Article 8 amendment but have not yet put it in place. It is still under discussion, and we want to get it right. That does…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityI say two things to the noble Baroness. First, the Rafah crossing closed when the Israelis took over the Gazan side of it. There is a dispute now between the Egyptians, who have…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityOur past pledges to UNRWA already take us up to something like the end of May, so it is not short of money on our account and has had additional funding from other countries. I…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityThe noble Lord makes an extremely good point. Something like 9 million people have been displaced in the Sudan conflict, the scale of which puts other refugee crises into…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityWe co-hosted a humanitarian pledging conference in April in response to the rapidly escalating needs in Ethiopia. The conference mobilised $610 million towards the $1 billion we…21 May 2024HANSARDConflict-induced Food InsecurityI will answer both parts of that question. On the entry of aid into Gaza, it is absolutely right that Israel has not met some of its promises, like the 500 trucks a day, but there…21 May 2024HANSARDSouth AfricaEvery new Government is an opportunity to start the partnership afresh and see what more can be done. We have to wait for the outcome of the elections in South Africa. The most…21 May 2024