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HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI would not want to be drawn on a casualty tally from the UK. As I set out in my response, Qatar has been clear about its own assessments and these things tend to develop in the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important question. The strength of our relationship with Qatar on conflict mediation and our own capabilities are an important area of work. I…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank my hon. Friend for his long commitment to these issues. He has heard my condemnation, as well as that of the previous Foreign Secretary, the current Foreign Secretary and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI do not like to get ahead of the courts on the question of the F-35. There was extensive legal argumentation in the Al-Haq case, which did not find in the way the hon. Gentleman…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeSea was also tried, particularly during the late period of President Biden, but was not found to be an effective mechanism for getting aid in. Where we can get aid in—even in…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words about my reappointment. I recognise the force of what he has said about Israeli politics; it is not appropriate for one Foreign Minister…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikePresident Herzog is in the UK on a private visit, so I would not characterise the visit as one for which the red carpet has been rolled out. I reiterate that so many colleagues on…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the risks in Gaza—we have seen that rubble grow. The British Government would support international forces going into Gaza with…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeWe utterly condemn the violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, as the House heard from the Prime Minister this morning. As my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) set out,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI set out the position in relation to President Herzog’s visit just a minute ago. I am not familiar with the Israeli politician in question, but I can say that the UK considers…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary then and now have been clear that the Prime Minister will make a determination in advance of the UN General Assembly high-level week,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeMy hon. Friend has been a persistent advocate on these questions, and I look forward to continuing to answer his questions from the Dispatch Box. He should not, though, be more…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI have set out already in this session our condemnation of the strikes, the sanctions taken against extremist figures in the Israeli Government and the other measures we have…10 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI am disappointed that my hon. Friend’s constituent did not reserve a cookie for me, but I am grateful for the important question that she asks. For the reasons I set out before,…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right, as was my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen), to raise the fate of pregnant women in Gaza, and indeed of those who have recently given…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidIn response to the deepening crisis, the Foreign Secretary yesterday announced a further £15 million of aid and medical care for Gaza and the region, taking our total funding to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThe hon. Lady raises vital questions. The IPC—integrated food security phase classification—report over the recess was truly horrifying: 500,000 people in Gaza are facing famine.…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidI thank my hon. Friend and his constituent, Becky. Over the recess, I met doctors who have served in Gaza. Hearing their first-hand accounts of the injuries that children are…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. The Foreign Secretary set out our very clear views yesterday afternoon. The GHF is not working and has led to thousands upon thousands of…02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidI have been clear already about our views on the vital urgency of lifting aid restrictions. I have gone myself to the border to see our aid in al-Arish. I have spoken to our…02 Sept 2025