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HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Gentleman speaks for everyone in the House when he abhors the loss of life among innocent civilians. On the humanitarian situation, he has referred to what the Prime…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to update the House on the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. A tragedy is unfolding. Israel has…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationWe are extremely concerned about the position in hospitals and the effects that the hon. Gentleman has described, but I can only repeat what I have already said to the House about…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationWe are working very hard to ensure that families are not broken up through the Rafah crossing. We have been moderately successful at that so far. I am sure that everything that…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe Foreign Office and British Government are very focused on how to re-energise the peace process when the opportunity presents itself. The hon. Lady will have seen the comments…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationNot just in Britain but all around the Arab world and the United Nations, people are very much focused on how to get a political track going again when these dreadful events draw…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Lady is correct about the importance of tackling the deficiencies of infrastructure, both in the area around Rafah and more extensively than that. She asks about my…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank the hon. Lady for her comments about the importance of prioritising children. In respect of the International Criminal Court, she will know that the Government are a very…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationIn respect of the hon. Lady’s last point, I am not sure I can add to what I have already told the House, but I am very relieved to hear about her constituent. I will pass on her…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThe hon. Lady rightly identifies the importance of getting back to the two-state solution, which is the policy of the British Government and has repeatedly been the policy of…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank the hon. Lady for her support for humanitarian pauses. She can rest assured that we are having detailed discussions with all our regional partners. In respect of Egypt,…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI would not accept the hon. Gentleman’s analysis, in his question, of the Geneva convention, but when he talks about the need for water, food and medicines, he may rest assured…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationIn spite of the hon. Lady’s very generous comments, I cannot agree with her, for the reasons I have set out, about calling now for a ceasefire, but I hope she will feel that the…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI recognise that the hon. Member is being supportive in saying that the purpose of the Israeli Government is to free the hostages and deal with Hamas. I am sure this will not be…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI think the hon. Lady speaks for the House about the importance of achieving the humanitarian pauses, which have been greatly mentioned over the last hour and a half. I say to her…08 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Financing Facility for EducationI have today laid a departmental minute which describes a new liability the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is undertaking to support education in lower…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI hope that the right hon. Gentleman will explain to our friends on Birmingham City Council the reason the Government and indeed his own Front Bench take the view that they do…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI cannot tell my hon. Friend the answer to that, but I can tell him that we are doing everything that we can to ensure that the period is as short as possible.08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank the hon. Gentleman for what he says and the tone in which he says it. I also thank him for what he says about the brave humanitarian workers who have lost their lives. He…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. We have doubled the amount of aid going into the region, but we will increase it further if necessary. We are currently doing a lot of…08 Nov 2023