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HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Gentleman makes the point that everyone wants to see a pause in the fighting, a sustainable ceasefire, aid getting in in very significant volumes and the hostages getting…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaAs ever, my hon. Friend accurately, in his first three points, sets out the situation. On his final point, we will continue to work with everyone to try to achieve a resolution to…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaWe listen to everyone who comments on these matters, and we have been at a number of critical points throughout these appalling circumstances, but the hon. Gentleman said at the…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe Government are always in favour of people being held to account for their actions. The hon. Lady will have gathered from what I have said at this Dispatch Box, today and on…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaWe are trying to ensure that we get aid into Gaza in a number of different ways. The hon. Lady will have heard me set out those ways, and I think we have taken advantage of all…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for his urgent question. We want to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible. Well over six months since Hamas’s terror attack against…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Lady sets out in lurid terms the issues we face and the problems the entire international community is trying to address—07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe shadow Foreign Secretary has set out in eloquent terms what is effectively the policy of the Government and the entire House. He chided the Government for not offering a…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaMy hon. Friend is entirely right to make that last point. We do seek proof of life. The families to whom she refers are desperate for information, but that information has not…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaOn the hon. Gentleman’s final point, he will know that we are working flat out in these very difficult circumstances to achieve something different, and we will continue to do so.…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI am very pleased to hear that my right hon. Friend had the chance to meet those survivors yesterday, so that she can share with the House the hideous circumstances that they…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe right hon. Gentleman knows very well that the Government are working with their allies, with the powers in the region and through the United Nations precisely to ensure that…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaMy right hon. and learned Friend makes an important point. I want to emphasise to him, but also to the House, that the hostages are not an afterthought. They are at the very…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaOn the hon. Gentleman’s first point, he will have seen that both sides have sent teams to Cairo, and we await developments on that with a degree of hope and optimism. On his…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe right hon. Lady, who speaks with authority and understanding on these matters, will know that the question she has asked me is at the heart of the negotiations, which still…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaMy right hon. Friend talks about the calamitous situation that we have reached, and no one in the House will forget that it started on 7 October with the brutal events that my…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for keeping in touch with me on issues that are brought to his attention by his constituents. As he knows, it is exactly the Government’s policy to…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe hon. Lady is right to identify that yesterday, Rafah and Kerem Shalom were shut with no aid able to get in. That is a matter of immense concern to the Government. She will…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaWe will certainly continue to boost the maritime efforts, which, as my right hon. Friend knows, are ongoing using both British military assets and our stores in the region,…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaI have made it very clear what the Government are seeking to do. The hon. Gentleman has outlined what Prime Minister Netanyahu is saying, but there are many different voices in…07 May 2024