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HANSARDGazaThe Government’s position on the issue of illegal settlements is absolutely clear. In respect of the two-state solution, I would point out to the hon. Gentleman that progress has…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to look at the case that the hon. Gentleman raises immediately after Question Time, if that is convenient to him. The Foreign Secretary is in the region today, not far…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGazaThe shadow Minister for development is absolutely right about the balance that has to be struck. Of course, we need to investigate rapidly the very serious allegations that have…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGazaMy right hon. Friend will be aware that there is no question of rewarding Hamas for the appalling acts they perpetrated in a pogrom on 7 October. The point that the Foreign…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionI have not seen the motion tabled by the SNP—and I probably would not agree with it if I had. We are always focused on addressing the points that the hon. Lady has made. When it…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionWe are clear that for a peaceful solution to this conflict there must be a political horizon towards a two-state solution. Britain will recognise a Palestinian state at a time…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, I spoke to the head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini. I made the point that it is essential that his review—which of course he is not conducting; the UN is conducting it—is…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsTackling this is Britain’s central aim; the aim is to get humanitarian aid into Gaza, but also to ensure that there is a plan on the west bank to take forward a political…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionThe Government’s position—and indeed, I believe, the position of those on the Opposition Front Bench—has always been clear: we should recognise the state of Palestine when the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionThe Foreign Secretary was making it clear that we need a credible route to a Palestinian state and the offer of a new future. It is very important to lift people’s eyes to the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionIt is not easy to sustain the view that we have been here before—at least not to this extent. The British Government’s policy has been clear on the recognition of the state of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionI can tell the shadow Foreign Secretary that we will pursue the policy that we think is right. The Foreign Secretary set out clearly in his remarks last night the importance of a…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionThat is why the Government have made it clear that calls for a ceasefire on its own will simply not work. First, Israel absolutely has the right of self-defence, to address and…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionYes, I do. The only viable long-term pathway is a two-state solution based on 1967 lines, with Jerusalem as a shared capital, that guarantees security and stability for both…30 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change AdaptationWe did support setting up the loss and damage fund at COP28 and we contributed specifically towards it. However, it is important that loss and damage does not draw from the same…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionI recognise the voracity of what my right hon. Friend says, but there is no change in the policy. He is right that Hamas must agree to the release of all hostages, that Hamas can…30 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change AdaptationI will think about all the mammals my hon. Friend has mentioned. I can assure him that our commitment is to biodiversity and to nature. We recognise the great importance of the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDClimate Change AdaptationWe are committed to spending £1.5 billion on climate adaptation by 2025.30 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe review will not be a case of UNRWA marking its own homework. It has specifically accepted that it must be a different part of the United Nations, far away from UNRWA, that…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI think I have answered the point that the hon. Lady makes about the ICJ. Let me reiterate once again that we regularly call on Israel to uphold its obligations under…29 Jan 2024