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HANSARDMiddle 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 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 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 AfricaMy hon. Friend has been a doughty campaigner on these issues since he arrived in the House. I do not have much to add. The British position on the deregistration of NGOs is…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 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 AfricaAs I alluded to in my previous answer, we have wanted more aid to go into Gaza almost since the first day that we were in government. I have travelled extensively to the region…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 AfricaI hesitate to argue with an editor, but I think the British Government’s view on the restrictions on aid imposed by the Israeli Government has been absolutely clear in my…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 AfricaI have already set out why we want international NGOs in Gaza and why it is so vital that aid can get in unimpeded. It is also vital that international journalists—indeed,…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 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI was deeply moved to meet the injured Gazan children with my hon. Friend. As I said during that meeting, it is vital that we ensure that children in Gaza have access to the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI thank the hon. and gallant Member for his service both in the Foreign Office and in the British military. I can confirm that the camps in north-east Syria remain a high priority.05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaAlongside many of our international partners, we set out a statement covering a range of rights-based issues at the UN General Assembly Third Committee in November. Freedom of…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaIt is vital that Syria is a place that is seen as safe and secure, not just by its majority but by the important minorities, which are a vital part of Syria’s fabric. My hon.…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaLet me be clear: the British Government oppose the use of the death penalty in all cases everywhere, as a principled position. We have also recently raised the treatment of…05 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaI know how dedicated my hon. Friend is to the case of his constituent. I raised in particular the cases in Iran, but I do not want the House to draw conclusions about relative…05 Jan 2026