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HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictMy hon. Friend will know that recognition has certainly been an issue that many colleagues around the world have been speaking about just in the last few weeks. I reassure her…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI call to mind the work of the IAEA, and refer my hon. Friend to the resolution of the UN Security Council just last week, all of which confirmed Iran’s intent and its deception.…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI do not believe that that sits behind the action that we are seeing at this time. I do believe that the way forward is de-escalation and diplomacy.16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictI can confirm to my hon. Friend that, along with my colleagues in France and Germany, I expect to be engaged with Iran on this very issue in the coming hours.16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictEach military situation is different. There was a particular context at that time of ballistic missiles coming in and a particular request. We had the assets that could support,…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictAt this Dispatch Box, I speak as Foreign Secretary, not as a lapsed member of the Bar who qualified in 1995.16 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictYes, I will. The hon. Gentleman is right to bring to mind the human rights record in Iran. I remind the House that just three years ago, Iran arrested 20,000 people, executed…16 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s work in this area. He will recognise that Gibraltar, as an overseas territory, is at the strong end of tackling issues of illicit finance and is…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI, too, pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) for championing the people of Gibraltar and their issues and for ensuring that,…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarNo, absolutely not. We have secured that arrangement. The hon. Gentleman will recognise that Spain is a NATO ally, and it understood the importance of that requirement. As it has…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarThe hon. Lady is right that the people of Gibraltar have been in limbo since the Brexit decision, which is why it was important that, in coming into office and inheriting this…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarYesterday I met Joe Bossano, who, at 85, is a long-standing Member of the Gibraltar Parliament. He shared his reflections on Gibraltar and its attachment to the UK, on the war and…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarAbsolutely, Spain does recognise the sovereignty of Gibraltar and its relationship with the United Kingdom in the agreement, and the right hon. Gentleman will see that detail in…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI reassure the hon. Gentleman that our position of “nothing about Gibraltar without Gibraltar” gave those guarantees, and no meetings were held—certainly not under this Government…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI will begin by congratulating my right hon. Friend on becoming a dame and on her trip to Buckingham Palace yesterday. I hear what she says about the CRaG process. I recognise the…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI do not want to speak for the Chief Minister, but I know that he was expecting for there to be the appropriate scrutiny of the Bill in the Gibraltar parliamentary system. Of…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarOn the first point, we have stuck to the political framework that was negotiated and agreed back in 2020 by the then Foreign Secretary, the former Member for Esher and Walton. I…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI am grateful to my hon. Friend, because her question gives me the opportunity to remind people about the many Spanish families living across the border who make their way into…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarI say to the right hon. Gentleman that we strengthened the deal, and we did that by putting in a sovereignty clause to ensure that there was no question about the sovereignty of…12 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarMy thoughts, and I am sure those of the entire House, are with those who have been affected by the tragic plane crash in India this morning. We know that British nationals were on…12 Jun 2025