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HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: West BankI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. I condemn categorically the development of settlements that are illegal under international law. Settlements do not offer…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSyrian Constitutional DeclarationClearly, it is welcome that the new Government have moved in this direction. I reassure the right hon. Gentleman that we recognise our skills in governance and in working with…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSyrian Constitutional DeclarationI can assure my hon. Friend that we are following steps closely. The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for…01 Apr 2025HANSARDIsraeli Military Presence: West BankWe are very grateful for the work that our French colleagues are doing in this regard, and we are working closely with them. We are putting together a plan, and I hope that the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday in Madrid, I discussed with counterparts strengthening Ukraine’s hand. With Mr Speaker in Kyiv yesterday, the House is united on Ukraine. One year on from the appalling…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, because the Conservative Government badly failed in their negotiations with the US. We are engaged in intense conversations at this time to strike an economic agreement, and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady uses the phrase CCP almost as if to suggest that I am some sort of communist. The last Government had 17 different approaches to China. They bounced around so…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the right hon. Gentleman that the British pint is safe under this Government, but I will write to him about the detail in the coming days.01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have regular conversations with the Business Secretary. As the Minister for Industry made clear on Thursday, this Government believe in the UK steel sector. We have prioritised…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman must have missed the letter that the Home Secretary and I, quite properly, wrote to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this important issue. All those hostages need to come home, which is why we need to get back to the ceasefire and why we must continue…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI say to the right hon. Gentleman that this Government have not made an ideological decision to cut aid, and he knows that. There are other Governments around the world making…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK is a staunch supporter of democracy, the rule of law and media freedom. The Government have raised recent events in Turkey with our counterparts at a number of levels. Most…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to have discussions with our Moroccan friends. This is a complex issue. The position remains the position we had under the last Government. Of course, we keep that…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this issue. It is a complex issue, and one on which it is best to act in concert with our closest allies, recognising that…01 Apr 2025HANSARDPoint of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I just remind the House that I appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 4 December and I will be appearing in front…01 Apr 2025HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: West BankIsraeli settlements are illegal under international law and harm the prospects of a two-state solution. On 21 March, the UN Security Council made clear that we oppose any attempt…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are an open trading nation, as we have been under successive Governments. It is hugely important at this time that we continue the intense conversations we are having with the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. Last month, I pressed Foreign Minister Sa’ar to conclude the Military Advocate General’s consideration of the World Central…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSupport for UkraineThe hon. Gentleman should know that the UK’s commitment to the security of Estonia is iron-clad, and made real by our NATO forward land forces deployment. Discussions regarding…01 Apr 2025