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HANSARDMiddle EastI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving me the opportunity to comment. Today is indeed the one-year anniversary of the appalling strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe meeting on Friday considered those questions. There was agreement across the Security Council on the importance of preserving the space for humanitarian action. As I have said…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastOn the shadow Foreign Secretary’s important first point, we are, as she would expect, in regular contact with all those involved in negotiations. The Foreign Secretary spoke to…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have announced to this House a series of sanctions in relation to the risk of breaches in relation to the attacks on aid workers, which I have covered a number of times in this…01 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: AidAid should never be used as a political tool. As the Foreign Secretary made clear to the House on 20 March, blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza is appalling and unacceptable.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn this day, the one-year anniversary of the World Central Kitchen incident, I want to be clear that nobody has impunity and that we expect full legal processes to be followed,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhether in Gaza, Turkey or elsewhere, it is essential for journalists to be able to do their job. We are incredibly proud of the BBC and all the other UK outlets overseas that…01 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: AidTo clarify my previous answer, the Foreign Secretary spoke to Foreign Minister Sa’ar on 5 March, not 21 March. In response to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe hon. Lady will know the importance that we have placed on international law since we came to power in July. We have been clear throughout this period that we want to see a…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. The Foreign Secretary and I are pressing all parties to return urgently to dialogue and to implement the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastAs the House will understand, I will not provide a detailed commentary on that reporting, but we remain deeply conscious of the potential threats from Iran, both in this country…01 Apr 2025HANSARDBritish Council Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24The Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean, my noble Friend Baroness Chapman of Darlington, has today made the following statement: The…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South and Walkden first.12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (Tahir Ali) for securing this…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceAs my hon. Friend knows well, this is an area of the world in which we have long been engaged. It is the position of this Government, as it has been of many previous Governments,…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI will make a little bit of progress, and then I will. It is vital to ensure effective and constructive dialogue with the communities affected. We raise our concerns, where we…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI thank my hon. Friend for his important question. It is our long-standing position that for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, the wishes of…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; I know of his long-standing commitment to peacemaking and mediation. We continue to judge that it is not for the UK to prescribe a…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI will give way to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan), then to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi)12 Mar 2025HANSARD Kashmir: Human Rights and PeaceI do not accept that our position on Kashmir undermines the commitment to international law that this Government have sought to evince in all our actions. In relation to the…12 Mar 2025