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HANSARD Consular AssistanceLet me deal with a few of the Liberal Democrat spokesperson’s questions in turn. She is right to say that the Foreign Office is much more able to assist those who have registered…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI want to be clear to British nationals in the region that the commercial routes that are opening up are by far the most likely and most rapid routes back to the UK. I recognise…05 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsMy hon. Friend is right in his characterisation of the increase in settlements. That increase has been accompanied by a very concerning increase in settler violence. I know that…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsThe UK strongly condemns the expansion of illegal settlements and the recent Israeli Security Cabinet decisions that introduced sweeping extensions to their control of the west…03 Mar 2026HANSARDPalestinian Authority’s School CurriculumThe hon. Member refers to sections 3 and 8 of the UK’s 2025 UK-Palestine MOU, which is clear on our commitment to supporting the PA’s reform agenda on education. We welcome…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsWe have taken a range of steps and we continue to take steps, including raising those issues both with our partners and directly with the Israeli Government.03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsAs ever, I thank my hon. Friend for her important questions. I wish to clarify quickly. The British Government oppose forced displacement in Palestine, and that is our long-held…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have spoken many times about the risks to children in the west bank and Gaza. It is a priority for this Government. We raise it regularly with our Israeli counterparts, and I…03 Mar 2026HANSARDPalestinian Authority’s School CurriculumI have tried to answer as precisely as possible on all the sections of the MOU. If the right hon. Lady has a particular area that she would like to raise, I am happy to address…03 Mar 2026HANSARDPalestinian Authority’s School CurriculumI am sure that the whole House will recognise the authority with which my hon. Friend speaks. He is right that violent settlement expansion is not the will of most Israelis;…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsI thank the right hon. Member and my predecessor for that important question. We have pointed to a whole range of areas of concern in relation to the viability of a Palestinian…03 Mar 2026HANSARDPalestinian Authority’s School CurriculumAs I said, there will be an external assessment. I am aware that the process of education reform, which is being led by some of our friends in the European Union, is happening…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsI thank my right hon. Friend for that important question; I know she is extremely focused, rightly, on the deterioration of the situation in the west bank. She focuses correctly…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Illegal SettlementsThe Government are truly committed to pursuing a two-state solution; it has been at the heart of our policy in relation to Israel and Palestine for the entire duration of our time…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryThis Government will seek to pursue Britain’s national interests. As the Prime Minister has made clear, we are sometimes going to disagree with our friends and allies in public,…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryIf those were disparaging comments about my preparedness, I would encourage the hon. Member to listen to my previous answers, in which I said that I will not be drawn on…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryAgain, there is this desire to suggest that there was no issue, that the 11 rounds of negotiation started by the previous Government were done for no reason and that there was no…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryI will leave the questions about how the hon. Member for Clacton spends his time to him. It was not a serious contribution to the debate on Diego Garcia and the British Indian…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryThe reason why I do not really want to talk about the Bill is that it is not my Bill, it is quite detailed and it is going through both Chambers of Parliament. I am very happy to…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryIt is interesting that the hon. Member started her question by referring to months. Going back years to when she was a special adviser in the previous Government and talks were…25 Feb 2026