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HANSARDIsrael-Hamas War: DiplomacyI very much agree with what my hon. Friend has said. On his point about a ceasefire, at the moment a ceasefire is wholly implausible. First of all, Hamas would not agree to one.…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI do not want to prolong the debate at this point on Rwanda, but in the opinion of the British Government, and more widely, it is indeed a safe country. The hon. Gentleman may or…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideOne must be careful when talking about Rwanda, a country I know extremely well. This is a country that, in the last 30 years, suffered a genocide where 1 million people were…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI join the hon. Member for Rochdale in expressing our dismay at my hon. Friend the Member for Henley not being here to speak on a subject on which, as the hon. Gentleman…07 Dec 2023HANSARDFCDO Funded Scholarship Schemes: Response to Independent ReviewI wish to inform the House that the Government have today published the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office response to the independent public body review of the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideThe hon. Member for Strangford is quite right to identify the importance of Britain’s role as the penholder on Sudan. He will have seen the extensive work that we are carrying out…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI will, if the hon. Gentleman just gives me a moment. Britain also continues to fund and provide support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sudan, a UN…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI agree fulsomely with my right hon. Friend. She has undoubtedly read the international development White Paper, in which all these strands of thinking are drawn out. The…07 Dec 2023HANSARDUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on GenocideI think this is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley; it is a great pleasure, and I very much hope it will not be the last. I am extremely…07 Dec 2023HANSARDSudan UpdateI would like to update the House on the situation in Sudan since the outbreak of conflict on 15 April this year between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support…30 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe hon. Gentleman is, of course, right: it is a priority. There is some suggestion that while I have been on my feet in the Chamber, Qatar has announced that the truce will be…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe hon. Lady is right to draw attention to the very large numbers of women who are seeking to give birth in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. We are conscious of that in…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseMy hon. Friend’s comment underlines the importance of a political track emerging and being pursued with great vigour as soon as possible.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI refer the hon. Lady to the reply I gave a little earlier about the south. We are conscious of the fact that very large numbers of people are kettled into the south, which makes…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseMy hon. Friend will have seen the discussions going on and the offer that, apparently, the Israeli Government have made if extra hostages are released. All those discussions are…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseWe are in those discussions. As the hon. Member will know, the access through Rafah is fettered by physical and non-physical circumstances. When the Foreign Secretary was in the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseYes.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseIsrael absolutely has the right to defend itself, following the appalling events of 7 October. Of course, civilians, as well as hospitals, must be protected under international…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseFor aid in Gaza, we have not dealt with either the Palestinian Authority or the Hamas civil administration for many years, and we do everything we can to ensure that it gets…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseAs my hon. Friend will be aware, we are extremely careful about how British aid is distributed and do it only through trusted partners of whom we have long and detailed…27 Nov 2023