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HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend speaks with knowledge and authority on this matter. He will know that the imposition of sanctions is a complex matter, that we have to continually ensure that…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt is very kind of the hon. Gentleman to seek to correct the record, but his repetition of what I said was absolutely correct, and we have said it since the outset, so he should…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaWhat the hon. Gentleman says underlines the fact that Israel is a pluralist democratic society where there are different views. He asked me what the British Government are saying…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaBritain was able, through some skilful and deft diplomacy, to get everyone onside on the United Nations resolution that was recently passed, which talked about a sustainable…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs the hon. Lady knows, we make our own judgments on international humanitarian law. We are quick to come to the House if anything changes, but nothing has changed since the…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI hope the hon. Lady will forgive me if I do not give those details across the Floor of the House, but at such point as it would be helpful and we are able to do so, I will…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and he may rest assured that British military advice in that respect, and on much else, is not lacking. I was saying that, in regard to…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Gentleman will have noticed that today I have been careful to be very clear about our support for the ICC, but equally to urge the House not to rush to judgment in a…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineYes, and I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend’s constituents for the work that he described. Again, if he bears with me, I will be able to come directly to the point that he…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Government operate through other agencies as well as UNRWA. We have been very close indeed to the World Food Programme, through which an enormous amount of humanitarian aid is…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt should come as no surprise to the House that of course the Government not only believe in international humanitarian law but seek to uphold it. I have set out clearly in the…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s condemnation, over many years, of Hamas. He has repeated what I have said to other Members of the House this afternoon and, if I have…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe hon. Lady is correct that about 800,000 people have now left Rafah. Through the pier, we managed over the weekend to get in 8,000 shelter kits, enough for around 40,000…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI say to the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have a very high regard, that when I have finished my speech I hope he will be reassured specifically on that point.20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman should reflect on what I said at the beginning of my speech. The gross national income of those who are united against what Russia has done in Ukraine very…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to underline the importance of that. I think the position is a little better than he suggests, but he may rest assured that we are pressing…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI am not giving way again. Earlier this month, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh was the first member of the royal family to visit Ukraine since Putin’s invasion. She…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineIt is not a surprise that the right hon. Gentleman is asking precisely the same questions that I, as the Minister, ask of OFSI. OFSI says that financial investigations take a…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for making a speech that shows the unity of the House. Quite rightly, he is pressing the Government on a number of issues. When the Opposition…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineI beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine. All across the House condemned Putin’s invasion in 2022. The whole House has supported Britain’s actions to…20 May 2024