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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said before, travel advice is the surest and most regularly updated advice for British nationals in the region. We changed the travel advice yesterday for Qatar, as my…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are talking to the French and the Saudis about their plans. Obviously events in the middle east are moving quickly, but I recognise the force of what my hon. Friend has said.24 Jun 2025HANSARDArms Trade: IsraelThe UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. One of our first acts in government was to review and suspend export licences that could be used by the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDRecognition of the State of PalestineThe hon. Gentleman makes important points about the situation in the west bank—points that we have discussed in this Chamber before. We have condemned the violence and the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationNo one should risk death or injury to feed their family. As I said in this House on 4 June, Israel’s aid delivery measures are inhumane. We will not support any mechanism that…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI can confirm that I have raised these issues with my Israeli counterpart. It is appalling that hundreds of healthcare workers have reportedly been killed since the start of the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe killing of civilians at aid distribution centres in Gaza is horrifying. Israel must fulfil its obligations under international law to ensure unhindered humanitarian…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, this Government have taken a series of actions in response to developments in Gaza. We will continue to take such actions until the situation…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAid can be delivered effectively into Gaza. There are established mechanisms through the United Nations and its partners, and we want to see those mechanisms in place. The hon.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe have set out the reasons why the Government have had to take special measures to ensure that the F-35 programme continued to operate, which includes our continued role in the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThis Government will not give up on Gaza. I can confirm that the Foreign Secretary has raised Gaza in his engagements with the US. I have not forgotten about Gaza, and was…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAs I have said, the Foreign Secretary has raised these issues with both his American and Israeli counterparts, and I have done the same. We remain steely in our focus on the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe disagreement that the Israeli Government have is not simply with the British Government; it is with a wide range of their partners. As the right hon. Lady is aware, we signed…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Gentleman shares with the House a heartbreaking story. I know that it is one of thousands of such stories about lives lost in Gaza. The situation is intolerable, and we…24 Jun 2025HANSARDRecognition of the State of PalestineI think my hon. Friend refers to the two-state solution conference that was due to take place in New York last week. It has been suspended for understandable reasons, given events…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationIsrael must immediately allow rapid and unhindered aid into Gaza. The Foreign Secretary raised the humanitarian situation with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa’ar on Sunday. We…24 Jun 2025HANSARDRecognition of the State of PalestineWe are committed to recognising a Palestinian state at a time that has the most impact and is most conducive to long-term prospects for peace. UK bilateral recognition is the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDArms Trade: IsraelIt is important to be focused on the facts at issue. We do not support spy flights; we have a limited presence to try and find hostages in Gaza, for reasons that the whole House…24 Jun 2025HANSARDArms Trade: IsraelThe hon. Gentleman will understand why I will not comment on those issues from the Dispatch Box.24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle East: British NationalsThe safety of British nationals is our first priority. We are providing support and advice to more than 1,000 British nationals as they seek to leave the region by land and air.…24 Jun 2025