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HANSARD 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 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 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 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 GibraltarI can confirm that. There was palpable excitement, when speaking to businesses in Gibraltar yesterday morning, at the opportunities that would arise. Of course, for small and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-Morocco Partnership and Regional StabilityI should like to update the House on the United Kingdom’s deepening partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco, and our new position towards Western Sahara. The UK and Morocco are…03 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI know that my hon. Friend’s constituents will be deeply concerned about what is happening. We had hoped, and I know Vice-President Vance had hoped, that we would get a…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI remind the hon. Lady that last year we gave £129 million in humanitarian support to the people of Gaza and the occupied territories. A lot of that support was for medical aid,…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe have imposed a ban on arms sales for use in Gaza—we did that in September. I know that my hon. Friend’s constituents will care a lot about the war in Ukraine and other…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesUK bilateral recognition is the single most important action that the United Kingdom can take with regard to Palestinian statehood, which is why it is important for us to get the…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend’s question mirrors what is felt across this House: concern for the children, the issue of recognition and, of course, the action—not, I suspect, just by the United…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe British people made a determination when they voted Labour at the last general election. My hon. Friend knows that in our manifesto, we committed to Palestinian recognition in…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe right hon. Gentleman asked me a similar question a few weeks ago, and I gave him the answer that we suspended arms sales; that was a sober decision we made. They are not being…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI set out the position as it stands today, and I ask my hon. Friend to look carefully at the Prime Minister’s statement just this morning, and at what he has indicated. Further…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Gentleman asks what the concrete action is. It is really straightforward: it is that Netanyahu stops—that he halts his course of action. We are taking concrete action…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesArms are not getting to Israel that could be used in Gaza. My hon. Friend will recognise that the United Kingdom is a very small supplier of arms to Israel in percentage terms. I…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn every occasion on which I have stood at this Dispatch Box and spoken on this matter, I have raised the reprehensible behaviour that took place on 7 October, and the…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI will not comment on any future sanctions, except to say that as my hon. Friend knows, we keep these issues under review. He will have seen the Prime Minister’s statement on…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI have said what I have said from the Dispatch Box, and we have taken further action today. Let us see tomorrow what that yields.20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend has raised figures that I do not recognise, and she has raised, once again, the issue of arms sales to Israel. I banned the sale of arms that could be used in Gaza.…20 May 2025