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HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. Let me also express my sympathy for the people of Afghanistan who are suffering as a result of last night’s major…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. The violence, loss of life and conflicts that continue in the middle east shock us all. Events in the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Actions of Iranian Regime: UK ResponseAs we mark the 20th anniversary of the London terrorist attacks, the victims, survivors and their families, and the emergency services personnel who responded that day, continue…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Actions of Iranian Regime: UK Response(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the UK’s response to the actions of the Iranian…07 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the ratification of the UK-Mauritius treaty on…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyThank you, Mr Speaker for granting this urgent question. With the 21-day CRAG process about to conclude, it is a disgrace that Labour has breached the parliamentary conventions…02 Jul 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian AssetsUkraine has bravely fought back Putin’s illegal invasion, and that is with our undoubted support. Will the Foreign Secretary give an update on what action is under way to release…24 Jun 2025HANSARDChina AuditI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement, and I look forward to reading the audit and receiving the detailed briefings that clearly cannot be put…24 Jun 2025HANSARD National Security StrategyI am grateful to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for advance sight of the statement and of the strategy. Protecting our country from internal and external threats to keep…24 Jun 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe humanitarian situation in Gaza simply cannot continue. We have spent a lot of time in this House discussing the extent of that situation and the fact that food and essential…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the situation that has emerged in the middle east and the fact that the de-escalation has not taken place in recent hours, can the Foreign Secretary outline what measures he…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the clear threat that Iran poses to the United Kingdom, our allies and the middle east, does the Foreign Secretary support the actions undertaken by the United States to…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastTwo weeks ago, the IAEA produced a report that was damning of the Iranian regime. Iran was not co-operating, and was breaching its obligations. It had more than 400 kg of uranium…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Iran-Israel ConflictThese are deeply dangerous times, and as the Foreign Secretary has said, last week’s IAEA report makes it abundantly clear that Iran’s nuclear programme has grown. Its stockpile…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAir India Plane CrashThe tragic deaths of 242 men, women and children on Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick on Thursday, and the reports of at least 29 fatalities on the ground, are beyond…16 Jun 2025HANSARD GibraltarThe thoughts of the whole House will be with those affected by the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and the emergency services at the scene. I thank the Foreign Secretary for…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. As he said, the situation in the middle east and the suffering we see is serious and completely intolerable, and…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. The scenes emanating from Gaza are harrowing and the suffering is intolerable. The current situation that we are…04 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIf I can return to my remarks, how does that non-participation help to get aid into Gaza and stop the suffering that is being experienced by everyone? [ Interruption. ] Members…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for giving me advance sight of his statement. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is appalling and we continue to see the intolerable…20 May 2025