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HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank the hon. Member for his kind words. I have set out clearly our absolute opposition to Hamas on a whole range of questions, but I have also set out our understanding of…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. There was a rather large number of questions, but I will try to address them as much as possible, take interventions…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIf I have not responded to the letter, I will ensure that I do so, and I will add the case to the list that I have described of cases on which we seek further action. In relation…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessThank you, Mr Stringer; I will try to speed up as well. I will come to the important points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald)…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe UK Government are deeply concerned by Israel’s strike in Doha yesterday. As the House heard a few minutes ago from the Prime Minister, he and the Foreign Secretary have…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeAs I have said, the UK is supporting a motion for a session of the UN Security Council this afternoon. If that motion is granted, the session is expected to take place this…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeWe expect Israel, alongside all of our allies, and indeed every state, to abide by international law. My hon. Friend sets out the relevant tests of self-defence and imminence. As…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeMr Speaker, as you would expect and as is our usual practice, I will not be commenting on sanctions from the Dispatch Box. The Prime Minister has set out to this House his…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank my right hon. Friend for the question. It is vital that at such serious moments that the UN Security Council plays its full part, so I can confirm to her that the UK is…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank the right hon. Lady for those important questions. The British Government are fully committed, with our Gulf and G7 partners, to efforts to ensure that the current…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her work on a whole range of questions, including current efforts to try to ensure the successful evacuation of vulnerable people from Gaza. It…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI am grateful for the kind words from the right hon. Gentleman, and indeed for those I heard from the Labour Back Benches. I am continuing in my role and look forward to appearing…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeMy hon. Friend is quite right; Qatar has played a vital role in this conflict. I work closely with my Qatari counterparts, and not just on the urgent issues of the middle east but…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeOn the right hon. Gentleman’s first point, we are committed to Qatar’s security and defence—we have a close relationship with the Qataris on both, and we are of course in constant…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI think I covered the point about sanctions earlier.10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the attack in Jerusalem, which I condemn utterly and outright. It was barbaric and, as he says, women and rabbis were killed. The…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe Prime Minister set out some of what our Government have done in relation to the suspension of arms sales and sanctions on extremist figures in the Israeli Government, so I…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI have set out some of the steps that we are taking in relation to this strike, including supporting an emergency session of the UN Security Council and having discussions with…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe hon. Gentleman says “15%”, when in fact he means 15% of components of the total F-35 supply. The truth about the total supply to Israel is that it is less than 1%.10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThat is more properly a question for the Attorney General. I think there has been some correspondence between him and his shadow, but I will revert to the Attorney General’s…10 Sept 2025