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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the hon. Gentleman has not been in Parliament very long, but he will see that there is a Second Reading next week, and of course there will be a vote.02 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday I updated the House on the unimaginably bleak situation in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I shared the latest on Iran’s dangerous nuclear programme, and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic SanctionsI am grateful for the cross-party support in the Chamber on the issue of Ukraine. We have done a lot to lower the oil price cap, which I think has been essential. We, alongside…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic SanctionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue once again. It is absolutely a standing item on the agenda with our friends in the United States, and of course we discuss these…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRecognition of a Palestinian StateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Let me be crystal clear. Hamas must never be rewarded, and we will not reward it by the UK’s recognition of Palestine if we…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRecognition of a Palestinian StateHigh-level week is not actually next week; it is in three weeks’ time. May I say to the hon. Gentleman that it is most bizarre to say to a responsible Government that they should…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic SanctionsI thought that one of our proudest moments was watching President Zelensky walk up the steps of No 10, and reflecting on the role that the Prime Minister has played in corralling…02 Sept 2025HANSARDRussia: Economic SanctionsUntil Putin stops his barbaric assault, we will keep tightening the screws on his war machine with even more sanctions. Since coming to office we have sanctioned more than 680…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireThe hon. Gentleman knows a lot about standing up to terrorists. Hamas are a proscribed organisation. There can be no role for Hamas. We need the total demilitarisation of Gaza.…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireIt is not enough to assert it or say it. That is why we restored funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. That is why we have had three packages of sanctions. That…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireThe hon. Gentleman should look closely at the three packages of sanctions that we have had since coming to office. He will see that there is no other country in the world with the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireThe hon. Gentleman has always brought the issues of hostages to mind in this House, and I applaud him for that work. I met with hostage families just before the summer recess, and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The confirmation of famine is utterly horrifying. I am appalled by the shocking levels of settler violence, and I have been…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireOn 21 August the UK joined a Media Freedom Coalition statement calling on and urging Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access and afford protection to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this matter to the House’s attention. I strongly condemn all violence directed against journalists, and call on the Israeli…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Diplomacy, not bloodshed, is how we get security for both Israelis and Palestinians, and getting to a ceasefire is the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireThe situation on the ground in Gaza is horrendous, and we urgently want to see a deal done to end the suffering on all sides. An immediate ceasefire is our overwhelming priority,…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Evacuation of UK Scholarship StudentsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise with the House the plight of children in Gaza. Yesterday I mentioned my concerns about malnourished children and what that does for their…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Evacuation of UK Scholarship StudentsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing Yara to the attention of the House. Of course we want to see bright students like her able to achieve their ambitions. We are reliant…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Evacuation of UK Scholarship StudentsI have been working closely with the Home Secretary to ensure that students from Gaza, including Chevening scholars, can secure their UK visas. We are expecting nine Chevening…02 Sept 2025