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HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to cast away any doubt there might be. We stand with India in the face of this horrific attack. We have, at…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI can confirm that we stand against terrorism in all its manifestations. We will be working closely with all communities, including through colleagues in this House, to try to…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI do, of course. The UK supports a peaceful resolution of the long-standing issues in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. It is a matter for the two countries and we will support…29 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionOf course the people of Kashmir, both Indian-administered and Pakistani-administered, have the right to live in safety, and we want to see that right exercised; and of course…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI thank my hon. Friend for his doughty advocacy in this regard. Prime Minister Mustafa told me that he wanted hostages to be released, and I am sure my hon. Friend will have seen…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitWith and without our partners, we have looked at a range of mechanisms whereby aid might be brought into Gaza, but the truth is that without effective deconfliction mechanisms,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMy hon. Friend is right. Those are the principles for long-term peace for both parties, and that is what we will need to work towards.29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMy hon. Friend raises important points, and he has a long history of engagement on these issues. The security challenges in the west bank are important and he is right to raise…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI do, and I pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend, who has been a tireless supporter of hostage families, including Emily Damari, her mother Mandy and, of course, Avinatan Or,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. The term Occupied Palestinian Territories has long been the language of the British Government under multiple different Governments,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question, but I would gently correct him; as he knows, this Government have taken steps since we became the Government, including…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitAs I said in my last answer, we are incredibly conscious of the suffering in Gaza. We want to see a ceasefire, we want a political process, and we want two states living securely…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitI will have to revert to my hon. Friend on whether others have a memorandum of understanding. The European Union and others have done important work with the Palestinian…29 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceWe were clear in the co-chairs’ statement, as we have been in many other places, that we do not want external interference in this conflict. We are taking every step we can to try…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceI am not familiar with the case. I will discuss it with the Minister for Africa and ensure that the hon. Member gets a proper response.24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceMy hon. Friend has worked extensively on these issues, and I know her commitment to them. I will write to her with a full breakdown on which part of our aid programmes are working…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceThe shadow Foreign Secretary also raised those questions. I am happy to write to the House with further details about aid delivery, both in relation to the £120 million in further…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to put the focus on violence against women and girls in Sudan. It is absolutely appalling—the latest reports are lurid and graphic in their…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceLike the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell), the shadow Foreign Secretary raises important questions about the African Union. We thought…24 Apr 2025HANSARD London Sudan ConferenceThis is a truly tragic sequence of events for the people of Sudan. The right hon. Gentleman has long had an interest and he is right to call me to the House to answer questions.…24 Apr 2025