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HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionWe are focused on holding the perpetrators to account. I am familiar with the issues facing Pakistan in relation to acute natural disaster: I was there during the disastrous…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionToo often in the region for which I am responsible, and indeed in this country, we have seen terrorist attacks designed to have exactly the effect that the right hon. Gentleman…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionBoth the Foreign Office and other UK Government Departments engage regularly with the British Kashmiri community—who are an important part of so many communities across the United…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI think I have set out our views on the importance of stability in the region already this afternoon. I agree with the hon. Member that it is critical for all actors and…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionAs I have said, we have spoken at the senior level to both states, and we have made clear the importance of maintaining stability in the region at this time.29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionThe hon. Gentleman has come to have an argument, but I am not sure which part of the statement he did not like. Until the investigation is concluded, we should not speculate on…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI resist calls for Ministers to police the BBC’s language too much, but let me be clear: this was a horrific terrorist attack, and that is the view of the British Government.29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionThis is clearly a time of heightened tensions, which inevitably invites concern both in the region and here in the UK. We are, as I said, engaged with both states to try to find…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionIt is vital that effective channels of engagement to safeguard stability in the region exist, and we are encouraging both parties to that effect. There has been a lot of…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionThis escalation is unsettling for communities within the UK. British Pakistanis and British Indians are valued parts of our community, but we look to all community and faith…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI thank the right hon. Lady for her questions. India is a friend to the UK, and we have been clear about the depth of our friendship in our response to this incident. She would…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI thank my hon. Friend for his engagement on these questions. I am sure that the whole House shares his horror at the details of this incident—the targeting of the victims and the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionOur thoughts are with those affected, their loved ones and, of course, the people of India. This attack left 26 people dead, most of whom, we understand, were tourists travelling…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionThe horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April was devastating. [ Interruption. ]29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitThe Government are in no doubt about the severity of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. That is why last week, we made statements—both with our allies and alone—about the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitWe support efforts by both Israeli and Palestinian civil society actors to build links across communities, and I know that many in this House have engaged with organisations of…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitIn September, we set out the basis on which we chose to suspend arms licences, and that basis remains. There is not a full restriction on providing licences; many licences are…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI thank my hon. Friend for his question. There is no end of detail to discuss in relation to recognition, and I am sure that we will return to this House to discuss it further. Of…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMy hon. Friend asks important questions. The Foreign Secretary and I, and the whole ministerial team, are engaged with our international partners. We have made a number of…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitAs I have said already, once we have fully allocated the funding, we will return to the House to outline how it has been prioritised.29 Apr 2025