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HANSARD Iran: ProtestsIf my hon. Friend writes to me, I am happy to provide a more detailed answer in writing. Clearly, our sanctions regime is wide-ranging, and any British companies need to give very…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI am wounded that the comparison is a dubious one. On the question of time, I gently say to my predecessor—and I am glad to see the former Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsI have said repeatedly and in no uncertain terms to our Iranian counterparts, as has the Foreign Secretary, that any threats in the UK to British people of any faith or…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsUS posture and policy towards Iran is, I am afraid, a matter for the US Government.19 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsAs the Home Secretary has said, we are aware of the very considerable concern that the ongoing protests have caused, particularly in places of real sensitivity such as outside…19 Jan 2026HANSARD UK-France RelationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray) for securing the debate.…14 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaWe have talked at some length before about the actions we have taken, including sanctions against two Israeli Ministers. I will not, for reasons I have already alluded to,…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI have already set out the continued aid efforts and the work we are doing both alone and alongside partners to ensure that the points we are discussing are made to the Israeli…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI reassure the hon. Gentleman that this has been a priority through the Christmas period. We will continue to work on it with the urgency that it requires, and I will continue to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy predecessor is knowledgeable on these questions and invites me to comment on a speculative proposal about what would happen should the Iranian Government fall in response to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI know that my hon. Friend has written to the Foreign Secretary and I on those questions, and I will respond fully to that letter. She knows that the Government are deeply…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI thank my hon. Friend for his kind opening remarks. It is easy, with so much going on, to lose sight of the individual cases in these conflicts, and meeting some of the children…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI remind the House that I have announced three waves of sanctions in relation to settlements in the west bank. I have announced sanctions on both Mr Smotrich and Mr Ben-Gvir—the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the situation in Sudan. It is the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. Despite the many other pressures that I have described in other…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaWe do remind the Iranian authorities of the right to protest. It is vital that that people are able to conduct that right with access to communications, which have come under…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaIt is precisely the concerns that my hon. Friend outlines that led to the Foreign Secretary commissioning the permanent under-secretary to conduct the swift review that I…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy hon. Friend has pushed these points with force, and I know that he will continue to do so in this House. I have set out our position on de-registration. I have also set out our…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaMy hon. Friend makes important points. The dual use list, which restricts aid into Gaza, is clearly having very significant humanitarian effects, as it covers a wide range of…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaThe hon. Gentleman asks an important question. He raises the spectre of those in the Occupied Palestinian Territories falsely labelling their goods as being within the green line.…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaAs I set out in my statement, it is very clear in the 20-point plan what the aid provisions need to be. It includes the unimpeded operation of the UN and humanitarian agencies,…05 Jan 2026