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HANSARDNorthern GazaAs I have set out this afternoon, we have taken further action, including further funding in December for UNRWA. However, to be straightforward with my hon. Friend and with the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaThe right hon. Gentleman asks about fighter jets. In relation to the F-35 supply chain, where it is not possible to disentangle components that might eventually end up in Israel,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman, who was also a Foreign Office Minister. I once hosted him in Afghanistan, which I am sure he will not remember. [ Interruption. ] I am…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI am always happy to hear the House’s view on these issues, which I have heard and will continue to hear extensively, and I know the strength of feeling across the House. On the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaDeterminations of genocide and war crimes are properly matters for international courts and, as the House knows, there is an international court process on that question, so I…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaWe are following the situation closely. I raised the circumstances of those hospitals with the Deputy Foreign Minister on 23 December. I confirm that all the developments in the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaMy hon. Friend is right that what we have done is not enough, and we know it is not enough because the provision is so poor in northern Gaza. We are distressed by the scenes in…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaThe Prime Minister was the first Prime Minister to meet the Commissioner-General of UNRWA. He did so in a week when we had announced further funding for UNRWA. We have raised…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaWe have been incredibly clear about the position in northern Gaza and about our deep concerns in relation to healthcare provision, aid going into the area, the targeting of…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaWe could not be clearer, either publicly or privately, about what expectations fall on Israel in relation to health provision. I have raised these issues, the Foreign Secretary…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaLet me take the hon. Member’s questions in turn. On arms sales, we have been clear, and I am pleased to reiterate that clarity today, that we have taken steps in relation to the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am going to push through to the end now. Just last month, the Foreign Secretary chaired a UN Security Council ministerial meeting to focus international attention on the urgent…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI want to be clear to my hon. Friend and to everybody here that the direct selling of F-35 parts to Israel has now been suspended; it is indirectly that we are not in a position…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy right hon. Friend is making two distinct arguments. One is that we know who the end user is but cannot practically stop it, but we can also maintain the F-35 programme. The…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI can confirm to the hon. Member that, with the exception of the position with F-35 that we have just discussed, I have satisfied myself that the review conducted in relation to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am conscious that I have hardly a minute left, so I will wrap up and try to provide some time—16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am happy to reply to my hon. Friend in writing on some of these questions of detail. On the F-35s, the Government’s position is that we cannot suspend sales to the global spares…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI recognise my hon. Friend’s long commitment to these issues. We are committed to recognising the state of Palestine at a point where we think it will make a contribution. I…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI will not. I will try to conclude my remarks and give the hon. Member for South Cotswolds, who secured this debate, a chance to wrap it up. I hope that Members will see that this…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI will try to push on, if that is okay. We have announced £112 million for the occupied Palestinian territories this year. We will continue to press for the vital services that…16 Dec 2024