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HANSARDYemenThe money that the UK has allocated and distributed in Yemen has helped to protect lives and feed children, and I am incredibly proud of the work we have done. The fact of the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDYemenThe recent loss of life in Yemen, and in the nations surrounding Yemen that have received attacks emanating from the Houthis, is terrible. Ultimately, the best thing we can do as…25 Jan 2022HANSARDYemenI have in the past spoken both with the Government of Yemen and with countries in the region to ensure that fuel supplies that are needed, both to transport grain and also for…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI forgive the hon. Lady for not being a devoted follower of my social media feeds and statements; I have already put out a statement on those demolitions. As I said in response to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will understand why I will not go into specific details of that case. I can assure him that in our bilateral relationships with Pakistan and other countries…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle EastMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met the Israeli President Mr Herzog and the Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid during their respective visits to the UK in November. I also…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle EastThe hon. Lady makes an important point about the relationships between Israelis and Palestinians. The UK has, does and will continue to support and facilitate people-to-people…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle EastHamas has not proven itself to be good for the Palestinian people. The simple truth is that its aggressive posture and threats to eradicate the state of Israel have harmed…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationThe UK has supported more than 3,400 people in leaving Afghanistan since the end of the Operation Pitting evacuation and we will continue in our efforts. The UK is contributing…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationAs I said in response to the hon. Lady’s initial question, the UK has committed £286 million and already distributed £145 million. We recognise that there is a pragmatic need to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationI invite the hon. Gentleman to write to me about the case. My noble Friend Lord Ahmad speaks with countries in the region that border Afghanistan. The House will be unsurprised to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationI refer the hon. Lady to the answers I have already given on this issue. We have supported more than 3,400 people in leaving Afghanistan since the end of the Operation Pitting…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationI will pass my hon. Friend’s comments to our noble Friend Lord Ahmad, who I know takes these issues incredibly seriously. He visited New York in October to hold events with Afghan…25 Jan 2022HANSARDAfghanistan: Humanitarian SituationThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Home Office have maintained a close working relationship on such issues throughout this situation. Entitlement for foreign…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK is proud to be a long-standing—indeed, founding—member of NATO and to consistently meet its 2% target. NATO remains one of the most important institutions for Euro-Atlantic…25 Jan 2022HANSARDIran: British DetaineesI can assure the right hon. Lady and the House that we remain committed to securing the immediate and permanent release of those British dual nationals unfairly detained in Iran.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDIran: British DetaineesI would remind the right hon. Lady of the point I made before. Our Department works tirelessly, daily, in our attempts to bring these people home and we do so not because…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle EastMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that the UK enjoys excellent relations with all the signatory nations to the Abraham accords. Indeed, I was in Bahrain when the first ever…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMiddle EastThe UK enjoys a close and important relationship with Israel, and that enables us to raise important issues such as settlement demolitions directly with the Israeli Government,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDNATO Parliamentary AssemblyThe hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) has replaced the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Heather Wheeler) as a Member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO…20 Jan 2022