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HANSARDYemenWe have been in regular dialogue with our allies in the United Arab Emirates, and I understand that its position remains to support a ceasefire. I know that it is taking part in…20 Jan 2026HANSARDYemenI do welcome Saudi Arabia’s southern dialogue conference. As my hon. Friend has said, it is supported by the Arab League and the GCC, and it is a vital step amid a worsening…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his continued advocacy on these issues. The 20-point plan clearly outlined the need to open the Rafah crossing, and indeed other…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary and I have set out the position in relation to settlements over the course of this session, but I want to be clear: we have been the strongest that we can in…20 Jan 2026HANSARDYemenIn November I made the first ministerial visit to Yemen in six years. I met the President and the Prime Minister to reaffirm the United Kingdom’s unwavering support for a unified…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPalestine: International Humanitarian LawIn that period, the UK has made a range of significant determinations in relation to our policy in the middle east. Of course, we continue to consider the Court’s advisory opinion…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are deeply concerned about the detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli military and by the allegations that my hon. Friend refers to. The UK calls for all reports to…20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Foreign Secretary set out earlier, the board of peace was part of the 20-point plan, which we welcomed, and there was a UN Security Council resolution, which also enshrines…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI understand the degree of anxiety within Iran. The restriction of the internet since 8 January is obviously a source of real concern, both to Iranians in Iran and to those with…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI do. We have spoken in some detail about current events in relation to the protesters, but I can confirm to the House that we oppose any and all executions in Iran, and across…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI am grateful to my Lincolnshire colleague for the question. I do not have a great deal more to add to the discussions that we have already had this afternoon on the IRGC. “Muslim…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI will. The BBC World Service and BBC Persian are a lifeline, as are so many of the other World Service channels. I pay tribute to the vital work that they do in reporting, even…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that I do not want to provide too much personal information to the House, but I can confirm that we have had consular access…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsThe Foreign Office has a special relationship with the BBC, given our role in the World Service, which we have talked about already this session. I can confirm to the House that…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsWe have discussed the IRGC proscription process, and I do not have much further to add on the more detailed timing questions on which the hon. Lady has sought to press me. As for…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsPutting Iran on the FIRS regime means that there is a new offence of seeking to act on behalf of the Iranian regime in the UK without properly so declaring, so it is harder for…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsWhen it comes to events across the middle east, I am reluctant to focus on a particular incident in the long and, I am afraid, fraught history of interventions and the violence…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI can confirm to the House that the Iranian representatives were left in no doubt about the strength of our views, but because these were not terribly long conversations, we were…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI am very grateful to the hon. Member for his question, and I pay tribute to him. I hope he will not mind my saying that he was a diplomat brat. I know from my own service—many…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsWe completely support peaceful protest, but it is true that diplomatic premises are subject to particular protections under the law. That applies in London, as it does in Tehran.…19 Jan 2026