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HANSARDSupport for UkraineI am proud that the British people across our country have opened their homes and their hearts to Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s brutal war. The Homes for Ukraine scheme has helped…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSupport for UkraineThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is leading international efforts to keep up the pressure on Russia through more than 2,200 sanctions, which have helped to reduce…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaMy hon. Friend has made her views known. There have not been any ministerial meetings on any such trade deal. I always want to keep in mind the Israeli people—such a deal is not,…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, and I know that she was in the region recently, discussing these very same issues at the Knesset. I understand that the US envoy, Steve…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I can assure her that, since the outbreak of renewed hostilities, I have spoken to Secretary of State Rubio and to EU High Representative Kaja…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaThe Government’s position is based on the law that was set out in our export licensing regime, which the right hon. Gentleman supported in the last Parliament. The language of…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI do condemn those words and I would ask Minister Katz, who is very experienced, to withdraw them.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for mentioning those hostages. The question now is: how do we get those remaining hostages home, and is the action that we have seen in…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaLet me make it clear that when my hon. Friend talks about the horrors in Gaza, she should reassure her constituents that the United Kingdom announced £129 million of funding for…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI have dealt at the Dispatch Box with much of what my hon. Friend raises, but let me say that although the UK has differences with the Israeli Government, we do not have…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaArms licences are of course continually reviewed, and as my hon. Friend would expect, we always keep sanctions under review.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaYes, I will.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI thank my hon. Friend, and I recognise the strength of feeling in the House about wanting to see, alongside Israel, a home for the Palestinian people that is safe and secure.…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. We continue to work with UN colleagues to ensure that aid workers are protected, just as we continue to work with our EU…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaAs one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, we of course have an arsenal of diplomatic tools, which we deploy as appropriate and keep under review. I want to…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaWhen we are talking about Israel, we should remember that we stand alongside the Israeli people at this time, and we think of the many hostages who are underground and in…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI reassure my hon. Friend that, yes, we will.20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her remarks. I cannot comment from the Dispatch Box on further actions or sanctions; I just pray in aid what I have already said about…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaThe hon. Gentleman brings powerful rhetoric to the House this afternoon. Notwithstanding the horrors of the conflict that has begun, we are three days into it. In the end, it is…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue of recognition, which I know is dear to him and others in this House. It is a serious issue. He knows that recognition, in…20 Mar 2025