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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be pleased that we announced a £38.5 million resilience, adaption and inclusion programme so that Nepal could deal with disaster risk. That follows £58.5…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Support for IsraelSince coming into office we have taken significant action: calling, of course, for a ceasefire—we have been calling for a ceasefire since December 2023; suspending relevant arms…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Economic GrowthThe UK and India’s Prime Ministers have committed to an ambitious refresh of the comprehensive strategic partnership. They announced that the UK-India trade talks will relaunch,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDEmily DamariFirst, we do all we can to establish proof of life. The right hon. Lady will understand that this situation is fast moving, and even post any deal it can take some degree of time…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are strengthening our work abroad on the priorities of the British people to deliver the Government’s plan for change. We are the first country in the world to develop a…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for continuing to press these issues. It was very important to be in Israel yesterday to talk about what may come when we get that ceasefire, and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDIllegal Migration: Diplomatic StepsThe sanctions are the first of their kind, and we hope that other allies will follow us in going after the enablers of the gangs and with the ability to issue travel bans, freeze…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Support for IsraelI am very grateful for this opportunity to speak about Lebanon. The developments in Lebanon over the past few days could transform the region. The appointment of a new President…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the shadow Foreign Secretary is new to the job, but I remind her that her Government did 10 rounds of negotiations on this issue and we picked it up, and that the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be pleased that I raised this issue directly with the Israeli Foreign Minister yesterday. He wanted to emphasise that this is a temporary measure in Israel’s…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady raises an important issue. We will judge the new Syrian Government by their actions, not their words. We are, alongside allies, reviewing sanctions at the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have to say to the hon. Gentleman that all due process has been followed in the normal way. This is the same as any planning application, and the implication of what he has just…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Prime Minister wrote to President Sisi on 26 December and 8 January. The National Security Adviser, Jonathan…14 Jan 2025HANSARDIrregular Migration and Organised Immigration Crime: SanctionsToday I am updating the House on my plans to use sanctions to tackle irregular migration and organised immigration crime. People smuggling is a challenge to global security.…09 Jan 2025HANSARD SyriaI have seen it mentioned in the past few days that Asma al-Assad, as someone with UK citizenship, might attempt to come to our country. I confirm that she is a sanctioned…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that question, and for his work on, experience of and dedication to these issues over many years. There has been a lot of focus on HTS,…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe hon. Gentleman is right to remind the House of the ancient nature of Syria, and the many religious communities that have found a home there and made it up over thousands of…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaYes, I am very pleased to say that at the Dispatch Box.09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThere have been a number of propositions in the last few days, all of which merit further scrutiny and understanding. I am not going to back any single suggestion on behalf of the…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaMy hon. Friend makes a very strong point about Russian capability and desire. The two bases that exist also run operations into Africa and support militia groups on the African…09 Dec 2024