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HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsDo the Government accept that we have international obligations? Indeed we do. I have set out this afternoon how we would discharge them in relation to the ICC; I have also set…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsLet me comment on arms sales, as they have been raised again. I will not rehearse the arguments about the F-35 exemption. In relation to the arms that are licensed to be sold to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI do not need sympathy, just careful listening. The same question was asked by the hon. Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), and the answer is the same. The shadow Attorney…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsFor clarity, we have suspended arms licences where parts for the F-35 programme are sold directly to Israel. Where they are sold to the global spares pool, it is not possible to…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsThe hon. Member refers to the terrible loss of life in Gaza, which is in the minds and hearts of the whole House. We are a democracy, as much as signatories to petitions may wish…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsLet me deal with why we do not provide advance comment on sanctions, and then I will turn to the domestic legal process. I hear my right hon. Friend. The reason that we do not…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI will not rehearse our position on the recognition of the state of Palestine, other than to say that we believe that the Palestinians have an inalienable right to a state…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI will return briefly to the Foreign Secretary’s statement on 2 September, in which he said that “suspending all licences for the F-35 programme would undermine the global F-35…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsAs I hope I have made clear this afternoon, this Government are committed to the international rule of law and will continue to be so.25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsWe follow reports from northern Gaza closely and with concern, and we have repeatedly raised many of these issues. I will not comment further on sanctions, but I wish to be clear…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsWe will continue to press these points with vigour, and we will continue to keep all other measures under review, as I have said.25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsI agree.25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsFor the awareness of the House, the shadow Attorney General has written about the two different legal interpretations of immunity and has sought the Attorney General’s view on…25 Nov 2024HANSARDAfghanistanToday, I am updating the House on the efforts the UK Government have made to support those most in need in Afghanistan. The future of this country continues to matter to the UK…31 Oct 2024HANSARDWestern SaharaI am grateful to the right hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) for securing the debate, and for his service in the Foreign Office and as trade envoy, and for his…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWestern SaharaThe right hon. Member is right to refer to the humanitarian situation facing the Sahrawi refugees. I think other Members referred to the camps in the Tindouf wilayah. We…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWestern SaharaWe are studying the legal judgment to which my hon. Friend refers closely. Our position has not been to oppose economic activity in Western Sahara, but that it must benefit the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDIran: Support for TerrorismI do agree. In all of our efforts in the region, we are clear that Hamas and the other Iranian proxies that are doing so much to destabilise the region must stop. We are working…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks an important question. Peace building at a civil society level has an important role to play in trying to resolve this conflict. I will write to him with…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome Laila to the House. I saw her in Cairo last week, and raised these issues with the Egyptian Foreign Minister. Alaa’s case is very much in our mind, and we will do…22 Oct 2024