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HANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityLast week, we did take further action and set out a new wave of sanctions. On Friday, I went to Paris for a meeting with other Foreign Ministers, and also met civil society…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The expansion of Israeli settlements and some of the violence circulating in them is a deliberate attempt by hardliners to undermine any…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDStrait of HormuzThe closure of the strait of Hormuz has hit the global economy and prices at the pump here at home. No country should be able to hijack the global economy in this way. That is why…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise the importance of this issue. Tackling climate change across the world helps in those countries, but it also helps us here at home. That is why we…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityThe settlements in the west bank are a fundamental barrier to peace, and a flagrant breach of international law. We condemn the rising and incredibly disturbing settler violence…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityLet me respond to my hon. Friend’s important point. We are clear that action is needed, and we are acting. This Government have done more on this issue in the last two years than…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityOnce again, I point out the strength of the action we have taken; we have brought together countries from across the world—and gone further than most countries. What is being…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityWe have been very clear not only that no businesses should be engaging in trade or marketing around the illegal settlements, but that they certainly should not be doing so on UK…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDUK-US RelationshipThe shadow Foreign Secretary has made an immensely important point. I spoke to Secretary of State Rubio on Friday about the final stages of the discussions that were taking place…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityI would point out to the hon. Gentleman that the action we have already taken has a stronger impact than many of the other measures he is talking about. That includes imposing…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityI welcome the points made by the hon. Member. We continue to look at what further sanctions could be needed in order to address illegal settlements, the activity linked to them,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI have made violence against women and girls a priority for the Foreign Office. Last month, I had the privilege of launching the international coalition to end violence against…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI welcome my hon. Friend’s point. Jo was a tireless champion for women’s equality and opportunity in the UK, but she carried that with her all around the world, standing up for…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI can tell the hon. Member that we take the abuse of and violence against women and girls in situations of conflict immensely seriously. That includes looking at issues that have…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsI can be clear that this Government maintain high standards across our supply chains and are strengthening action against abuse within supply chains. While in China earlier this…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shadow Foreign Secretary and I are both former Home Secretaries who take any security threats immensely seriously. That is why the Government are strengthening the legislation…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to condemn the horrendous attacks on 7 October, which were an act of the most barbaric terrorism by Hamas and left deep scars for families who lost loved ones. Huge…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsI continue to raise Sudan in every international forum. We have to keep a spotlight on what is the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. That includes shining a spotlight…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDUK-US RelationshipI stand and look at the shield to Jo Cox above us today, and I add my personal tribute to Jo. She was a fellow West Yorkshire MP and a passionate and committed internationalist,…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDUK-US RelationshipThe Prime Minister is discussing the importance of support for Ukraine at the G7 today, and the G7 has had meetings with President Zelensky about the importance of maintaining the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d ago