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HANSARDMiddle EastI agree that we need to take this moment to work to bring all our communities together. I was genuinely saddened to see some of the protests taking place in Whitehall on the very…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank my hon. Friend for touching on this point. One of the great tragedies of what happened on 7 October was that that cross-community work—particularly involving the next…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. There can be no way that Hamas can play any role in a Palestinian state. That is the absolute red line of all those that recognised…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank my hon. Friend for reminding us that however welcome the news, it is tempered by the loss over the past two years in Gaza and in Israel. It is essential that the voices of…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe will come back to the House on that. We proudly uphold international law.14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastDisarmament must be non-negotiable, and that is why it is written into the 20-point plan, and it is why we are now putting ourselves forward to play a part in the decommissioning.…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe are doing all we can to ensure that is the case, because it is important, for all the reasons that she well understands. That now involves the practical measures, working with…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and we must ensure that women are part of the future build, and we will do so.14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his work on this case. Yes, I did raise it with Prime Minister Modi. UK officials regularly raise it, and the Foreign Secretary will be…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Member on the spirit and intent behind his question. Hamas is a terrorist organisation that has inflicted violence and destruction on far too…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend raises an important issue about some of the hurdles and barriers that are put in the way of those wanting to deliver aid, and we are working with others to scale up…14 Oct 2025HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Everyone in this House knows what an honour it is to represent our country, but for most of us that appreciation comes from the rather…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastBefore I update the House on the peace process in the middle east and my trade visit to India, I want to put on record my utter condemnation of the vile antisemitic terrorist…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI agree that there will be no lasting peace without a two-state outcome, and that is why we must continue to strive towards it. Of course there must be accountability for all…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastFirst and foremost, I thank my hon. Friend for raising the specific issue of the aid workers who have lost their lives in this conflict. Very many lives have been lost. Almost all…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe 20-point plan is really clear on the steps that need to be taken. That is what has been hammered out with the support and approval of so many countries. That is not easy, but…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWe are having conversations with all, particularly on the question of education and healthcare—on many other issues as well, but education and healthcare are absolutely…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI agree with the hon. Member that the situation is vulnerable, and that is why we must not lose sight of what has to happen next. We are pressing for media access, which is hugely…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastCan I just be clear on the 20-point plan? It was widely and warmly received by so many countries yesterday. My hon. Friend will have seen the representation at the summit in Egypt…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the right hon. Member for that suggestion. I also want to acknowledge his role in Northern Ireland. He was rightly held in high respect in Northern Ireland and across this…14 Oct 2025