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HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who did such a good job in her previous guise as the Minister for the Indo-Pacific. We are standing by these commitments. It will be for the…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsSorry—I could not quite hear the hon. Gentleman, but I think he was asking whether we have been engaging with faith-based groups in Myanmar. We have, and the Minister for the…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Myanmar: Human RightsI am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Godalming and Ash (Sir Jeremy Hunt) for securing this debate. I pay tribute…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI know that my hon. Friend has long been committed to these issues, and that he has constituents in the region who have strong views as well, and I am glad for his continued…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI am almost reluctant to talk any more about that Minister from the Dispatch Box. I am glad, I am afraid to say, that I sanctioned him in the way that I described earlier. We were…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsBefore I answer the hon. Lady’s important urgent question, let me say that I am sure the whole House will join me in condemning Iran’s strike on Kuwait International airport with…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for describing my work in gracious terms. I hope Britain’s sustained commitment on the issues in Lebanon has demonstrated that we understand the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI regret to disagree with the courteous and hon. Gentleman on this question. I do not think that what Israel is doing is proportionate, for all the reasons that we have set out in…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsWe have already covered sanctions in these exchanges. I slightly correct my hon. Friend: what will protect Lebanon is not Iran or its talks with the United States of America; it…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI recognise my hon. Friend’s engagement in and commitment to these issues. I just gently say back to him that I have met the children displaced by this escalation. We have taken…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words about the leadership we have shown on these issues. He is absolutely right. Let me just reiterate to the House our total opposition to…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for his commitment to the region and developments in the middle east. We are proud that we are now one of the largest humanitarian…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI think we have to be a bit careful when we describe the Government of Israel. I do not think they have a thirst for the blood of innocent civilians. We have to be a bit more…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsPerhaps the right hon. Member has been to southern Lebanon, as I have recently. I can assure him that it is not an arms dump; it is a place where people are living, where children…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsThe shadow Foreign Secretary makes a range of important points, including on the enormous and continued harm that Hezbollah does to the people of Lebanon, as indeed it continues…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsTo be clear about the position, I think my hon. Friend is referring to the 2020 Israel-UK road map, which is suspended. However, on the very important question she raises about…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI have seen those reports about the language used by the President of the United States in his call with the Prime Minister of Israel—I think the President confirmed that this…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s questions. As I am sure was clear in my answer, we do call for an immediate and meaningful ceasefire. I also commented on the extent of civilian…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI thank the right hon. Gentleman, my Lincolnshire neighbour, for his kind words and attention to these matters. I take the challenge that there is a completely untrue narrative…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsI very strongly agree with the right hon. Gentleman. It is the Lebanese armed forces who, in the end, must be the force that disarms Hezbollah and ends the threats to both the…03 Jun 2026