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HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Member accurately sets out the fact that what was hoped for some weeks and months ago has not been realised, but that should merely incentivise us to redouble our efforts…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe review of UNRWA, as the right hon. Member may know, is being conducted first and foremost by the independent UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, and secondly, Catherine…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaYes.27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs the hon. Gentleman will know, we have tripled our aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. While it may seem like a relatively small figure, we are careful guardians of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaWe cannot will a ceasefire unless both the protagonists are willing to endorse it. That is why Britain has argued consistently that the first thing to do is to get a humanitarian…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Lady will know that we are not in control of events. We have given our very strong advice and view, and the voice of this House will have been heard on the specific point…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy hon. Friend accurately identifies the need, and we are seeking, through this small but vital amount of money, to meet as much of that need as we practically can. I give her and…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI understand the passion with which the hon. Lady speaks, but simply calling for an immediate ceasefire will not make it happen. The best chance to stop the fighting is for an…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe effort to get aid and supplies in through Rafah is ongoing. The hon. Member will be aware of the great difficulties there have been in getting aid in through Rafah because of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy hon. Friend could not have put it better. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that Hamas do not care at all about the suffering and the humanitarian need that exists in…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI have set out the fact that Britain has the toughest arms export regulations anywhere in the world. Ministers rely upon the legal advice and other advice that accompanies the…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs I set out to the House, and to the right hon. Gentleman, the former leader of the Labour party, these issues are governed by a rule of law in Britain, and by the arrangements…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOur determination, which my hon. Friend articulates accurately, is to get that pause to enable the hostages to be released, and to get food in. That is the absolute burden of our…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI have explained to the House why calling for an immediate ceasefire will not make it happen. It is the events that go with the purpose of achieving a pause and then a ceasefire…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs I have set out, a ceasefire that collapses back into fighting within weeks is not in anyone’s interest. The hon. Gentleman suggests that the Government are a spectator, but…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI do not agree with that, for reasons that I hope I have set out clearly to the House.27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Gentleman is rewriting history. Last week saw the Leader of the House, a member of the Government, defending the rights of minority parties, in particular the hon.…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaOn the hon. Gentleman’s final point, we will continue to do everything we can in that respect, and I am grateful for his comments about my answers being helpful to the whole of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right that we need a massive increase in the number of trucks getting into Gaza. He will have seen that we have been working with the Jordanian…27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs the right hon. Gentleman will know, Britain has fully funded UNRWA, and under our agreement with it, no funds from Britain are due until the next financial year. I can tell him…27 Feb 2024