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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have to be clear about who is driving the oppression of Afghan women and girls. The Taliban have put further restrictions on women and girls. They have taken further steps,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is an incredibly thoughtful, long-standing commentator on these issues. Both he and his family have made a great contribution to UK-Israeli relations. It was an act…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPalestinian StateThe UK’s commitment to a two-state solution remains steadfast. The UK has provided £116 million of aid to the Palestinian people this year. I was proud that, on 21 September, the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPalestinian StateThe Foreign Secretary has already been clear about the importance of a single, effective Palestinian state, which of course includes the west bank. The hon. Member has heard from…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPalestinian StateI want to update the House on this very important question. We are seeing a greater flow of aid into Gaza. That is, of course, supremely welcome, and something that we have long…28 Oct 2025HANSARDAfghanistanToday I am updating the House on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, and the UK Government’s continued support for those most in need. Instability in Afghanistan continues…14 Oct 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeEven in advance of the events yesterday, nations in the region that had taken the step of signing the Abraham accords were signalling disquiet, most obviously and signally the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank my hon. Friend for his commitment to these issues, and I can confirm that the Foreign Secretary is, practically as we speak, in consultations with friends and allies about…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe hon. Gentleman’s young constituents are absolutely right, and I can reassure them that we are doing everything we can to try to ensure that the mediation continues, that…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI am glad to be answering questions from my hon. Friend again, as he has been a persistent advocate on these matters. There is deep concern about events. The attack in Jerusalem…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeWe have condemned the strike, and I do so again. It violates Qatar’s sovereignty. Obviously, the question of the facts of the strike will now be contested, and, as I said earlier,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeFor reasons the House will understand, I will not give a lengthy commentary on security and intelligence matters, but I can confirm to the right hon. Gentleman that we do not…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe hon. Gentleman does make me feel rather seasoned, as I was in Pakistan at that time. As I said earlier, the tests in international law are self-defence and imminence. Not…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe Prime Minister will make a determination on the question in advance of the high-level week of the General Assembly. That is not long now. The whole House can see the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeAs we discussed last week, the circumstances of the famine in Gaza are horrifying and it is absolutely obvious that the restrictions on aid into Gaza, for which the Israeli…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI set out in response to the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) the process by which we will make the determination on the recognition points that we set out in…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI have set out the consultations with our partners that will be happening today and, I am sure, over coming days. The hon. Gentleman is right about the role of Qatar over the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI can confirm that the British Government’s position remains as set out by the then Foreign Secretary last week.10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI have set out our position in relation to a whole range of Israeli Government actions with which we disagree, so I am not sure I would characterise our position in the way that…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI think I have answered questions on arms and sanctions already in this session. I want to be clear: we have condemned these strikes, and we do not want to see them again. We are…10 Sept 2025