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HANSARDChagos IslandsLet us be clear: Labour’s disastrous deal is one of the worst foreign policy failures in modern British history. Labour is surrendering an absolutely critical strategic defence…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSudan and Eastern DRCI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement and for the way he has spoken about Sudan and the DRC. Both conflicts are truly shocking, and are…28 Jan 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationSince the savage terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023, all of us in this House have called for the release of all hostages held by Hamas as the only way of reaching a sustainable…28 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastAll Members recognise the fragile and sensitive nature of the current situation. There is a long road ahead at one of the most important moments for the middle east, which we all…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEmily DamariAll Members of the House will praise the courage and resilience of the hostage families and have the hostages in their thoughts right now, particularly Emily’s mother Mandy and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Foreign Secretary explain why he is surrendering the Chagos Islands and front-loading payments to the Government of Mauritius to lease back a base at Diego Garcia at a…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the Foreign Secretary’s meetings in Saudi Arabia and with the new Foreign Minister of Syria over the weekend, what conditions did he stipulate for the removal of…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Economic GrowthThis weekend, we had the indignity of seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer fleeing the financial mess that she has left at home in the United Kingdom while embracing the Chinese…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) for securing this important urgent question. It is right that we take seriously the fact that…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of Genocideindicated assent .13 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsI thank Mr Speaker for granting this urgent question. This is an incredibly serious matter. As the Minister and the House know, on Christmas eve we saw the Hong Kong police once…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Pro-democracy Campaigners: Arrests(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the Hong Kong police offering rewards for the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for securing this urgent question. Innocent civilians in Gaza are suffering and the situation is desperate;…07 Jan 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will provide an update on the negotiations between His Majesty’s…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. Once again Ministers have been reluctantly dragged to the House—in fact, I have just seen the Foreign Secretary leg it. In…18 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for his statement. The Conservative Government called for President Assad to go more than a decade ago, and few will shed any tears at this…09 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraineThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Following the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday, we need some clarity from the Government on their approach to Ukraine.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDUkraine(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the war in Ukraine.03 Dec 2024HANSARDBangladesh: Attacks on Hindu CommunityFirst of all, I thank the hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for his urgent question on this important subject. He also raised the arrest of the ISKCON leader, and I too…02 Dec 2024HANSARDNorth-West SyriaI thank the Minister for his statement. These developments in Syria are deeply serious and threaten further brutality and terror in a region under enormous pressure and suffering.…02 Dec 2024