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HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy right hon. Friend is entirely right about that, and entirely right that Israel has an absolute right of self-defence in this matter. On the options to which he alludes, I can…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesYes, I completely agree with what my hon. Friend has said. He should know that the Prime Minister and other members of the Government have been in continuous contact with Prime…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Member will know that, in order to have a ceasefire, we need both parties to agree to it. Hamas have made it absolutely clear that they are not interested in a ceasefire.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe are working night and day for humanitarian access. On the subject of support for UNRWA, we increased aid very substantially, as the hon. Lady knows, before 7 October. Since…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Member will have heard what the Prime Minister and other members of the Government have said in condemning settler violence. We will continue to stand up for the rule of…14 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for his comments. We do not give routine updates or a running commentary on sanctions, but he may rest assured that we are looking at Hamas in…09 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusMy hon. Friend accurately identifies dangers to the sanctions regimes that can cause them to be circumvented. We are, I think, good at identifying and closing down such dangers,…09 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for his comments—I know the revelations in the British media to which he referred at the beginning of his remarks. I will write to him today…09 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusThank you, Mr Speaker. Finally, we will continue to combat circumvention and seek to degrade Russia’s military capabilities by coming down hard on sanctions evaders and closing…09 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusThe sanctions regime is dealt with by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie…09 Nov 2023HANSARD UK Sanctions Regime: Russia and BelarusI thank the hon. Member for his comments about my informative—but overlong, Mr Speaker—answer to this urgent question, and I can assure him that we deal with all relevant areas.…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise the importance of ensuring that Hamas brutality does not fetter our ability to get aid through to those who really need it. I can give him…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe aim of humanitarian pauses is not only to get humanitarian relief and supplies into Gaza, but to ensure that there is a safe structure, as I said earlier in my statement, to…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, but these matters are the subject of intensive negotiations at this time.08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend makes the point that escalation is not just about the region, but about the west bank as well. That is why the Prime Minister has condemned settler violence and why…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe right hon. Gentleman will have heard what his successor, the leader of the Labour party, has said on the subject of a ceasefire, and we agree with him. None the less, the…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationOn my hon. Friend’s final point, there is no doubt that when peace comes and the international community is able to engage in a political process, the rebuilding of Gaza will…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThese are ongoing discussions and they are made at many levels. The Prime Minister has spoken repeatedly to Prime Minister Netanyahu, and my colleague Lord Ahmad has been…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Lady speaks with the greatest possible eloquence. She speaks for the whole House in saying that what is happening to children in Gaza appals us all. I just ask her to…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend is right that we know Hamas have hoarded fuel in Gaza, although I cannot give him a statistic on that. The statistic he gave to the House may or may not be right,…08 Nov 2023