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HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMy right hon. Friend knows a great deal about this area from his past ministerial posts, and he is absolutely right. The key trick is to secure the status money, whether provided…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI thank my right hon. Friend for the tremendous contribution she has made on the matters she is addressing. Chapter 5 directly addresses tackling climate change and biodiversity…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI thank the Chair of the International Development Committee and, through her, all of its members, who bring their expertise and enthusiasm to this subject with eloquence and…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMy right hon. Friend makes a very interesting point about the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa next year; I will take that away and see what we can do on the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperOn the hon. Gentleman’s last point about loss and damage, I set out the position of the Government. Some progress was made against expectations a couple of weekends ago. Expanding…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperFirst, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution to the White Paper, and for bringing the expertise that he deploys in the International Development Committee to bear on it.…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments about the importance of nature and biodiversity, which are very prominent in the White Paper. He asks how civil society can access…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI thank the hon. Lady for her co-operation and her kind personal remarks. She will know that, in order to get buy-in from our friends and experts around the world and from the…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperMr Deputy Speaker, since my statement to the House on 18 July, the Government have consulted extensively to secure evidence and ideas on international development that will…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperIn 2015, the world gathered at the United Nations to agree the sustainable development goals—a development framework for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership for…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesYes.14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great passion and eloquence on this matter in the House. I can do no better than repeat what the Prime Minister said last night in his speech at…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy right hon. Friend makes a most important humanitarian point and she may rest assured that the Government are seized of it.14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe threat of Hamas, which my right hon. Friend sets out very clearly, is undoubtedly true. It is part of Israel’s legitimate position that it can exercise its right to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the right hon. Lady for her comments. She has spoken movingly and with great expertise and humanity about this situation both on the media and in the House. If she will…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe have condemned the settler violence without qualification. On the work of the United Nations, there will be many opportunities in the future, I hope, and we will neglect none…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy right hon. Friend, who knows a great deal about these matters, is correct. Hamas have made clear that they do not seek a ceasefire and indeed seek to repeat the awful events of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Lady is entirely right about the importance of a political solution. She knows the position of the Government and Members on the Opposition Front Bench on the issue of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe British Government have many friends and a brilliant diplomatic network in the region, and we express ourselves without fear or favour to give the best advice that the British…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Government and, indeed, Labour Front Benchers have explained why calls for a ceasefire do not work at the moment. We have explained the Israeli Government’s right to…14 Nov 2023