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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have made very clear the Government’s position on UNRWA. We are in a process, and after it has been completed I will report to the House.30 Apr 2024HANSARDBlue Belt ProgrammeThe blue belt programme supports the protection and sustainable management of 4.3 million sq km of ocean around Britain’s overseas territories.30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that I have visited Djibouti, without suffering the fate that I am so sorry he suffered. As he knows, we are taking up this matter with the…30 Apr 2024HANSARDBlue Belt ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is interesting to note that 85% of plastic pollution in the Pacific and Indian oceans comes from just six rivers, and therefore an…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have made clear, recognition of a Palestinian state cannot come at the beginning of the process, but it does not have to come at the end.30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are seeking agreement on a way of advancing this matter with the G7. The right hon. Gentleman is right about the mechanism, and we are doing everything we can with…30 Apr 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration: International Co-operationWe have not because, as the hon. Gentleman will understand, that is a southern Irish Government responsibility. No doubt the southern Irish Government will be pressed on this…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe have trebled our aid commitment in the past year and we are doing all we can to get more aid to Gaza by land, air and sea.30 Apr 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration: International Co-operationWe need to tackle this issue, as I think the hon. Gentleman is implying, on a series of different fronts. We are working upstream, as the deal with Vietnam demonstrates. Our Prime…30 Apr 2024HANSARDBlue Belt ProgrammeI am glad that the hon. Gentleman has had a chance to visit St Helena—as have I in the past. It is one of the most remarkable places on Earth. On the issue of cleaning up the…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We are working closely with a number of partner Governments, including the United States of America, Cyprus and the United Nations. Maritime…30 Apr 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration: International Co-operationI did not say anything of the sort, Mr Speaker. We are working together in numerous international fora, including the Global Refugee Forum, the G7, the UN General Assembly and the…30 Apr 2024HANSARDIllegal Migration: International Co-operationThat is an unbelievably tempting invitation from my hon. Friend. Recently, we have seen a 120% increase in French troops on the ground and a 36% reduction in the number of…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationPresident Biden has been very heavily engaged in this matter. As the hon. Member knows, both the American and British Governments have pressed Israel not to launch an all-out…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI pay tribute to the good people of Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley for their generosity, and to my hon. Friend for helping to channel that goodwill so constructively. His…30 Apr 2024HANSARDStrategic Export Licences: IsraelAs required by the UK’s robust arms export control regime, the Foreign Secretary has reviewed the most recent advice about the situation in Gaza and Israel’s conduct of its…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAs I have set out, we are looking at all those reports and we will make a decision in our own time. Britain is not falling short in that respect, because we are currently fully…30 Apr 2024HANSARDStrategic Export Licences: IsraelOur position on the arms embargo is consistent with most of our like-minded partners, who have not taken any decision to suspend existing arms export licences to Israel. It would…30 Apr 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need to see breathing space so that we can get the hostages out and more aid in; in spite of what she says, the aid that is getting in…30 Apr 2024HANSARDConflict in Gaza: IranIran’s support for proscribed groups operating in Gaza, such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, compromises our efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.30 Apr 2024