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HANSARDMiddle EastI can confirm that I am seeing the Canadian Foreign Minister later this week. There are many international discussions under way. One of the things that I discussed with the Saudi…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe UK Government continue to follow and to be guided by international law—that is an important part of our principles and values. On RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, there are…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend is right that the humanitarian consequences of the Israeli operations are extremely serious already. It is estimated that over 800,000 Lebanese civilians have been…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI heard part of that deeply distressing interview this morning. Not only does there have to be compliance with international standards, humanitarian law, international law and…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI would like to update the House on the conflict in the middle east. Since the start of the conflict, we have seen Iran fire over 900 missiles and over 3,000 drones across 13…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastWhen I met the Gulf Co-operation Council, our partners welcomed our support and our long-standing commitment to their security, stability and territorial integrity. At the moment,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastOn the strait of Hormuz, I should be clear that the discussions that are under way are separate from the conflict, as the US itself has made clear. One thing that is being looked…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI said in my statement that we were having discussions about the strait with our European partners, our Gulf partners, the United States and other countries who also have a strong…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe UK did provide support for negotiations and diplomatic processes around the nuclear discussions; we thought that was an important track and wanted it to continue—that was one…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe case that my hon. Friend describes is deeply disturbing. It is essential that all Governments follow international law and maintain international standards around human rights…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastWe have long been clear that, ultimately, we need a swift resolution to this conflict. We are providing the basing support for the US to be able to take defensive action against…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI agree about the importance of maritime law, freedom of navigation and the law of the sea. Those are fundamental international principles and that is why the UK, as an…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for UkraineThe hon. Member is right to point out that Iran has been a key enabler of Russia’s war in Ukraine by providing thousands of the Shahed-type drones used to inflict terror on the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for UkraineLast week I visited Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of Putin’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As well as meeting President Zelensky and his Ministers, I spoke to…03 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for UkraineThe hon. Member is exactly right to raise the importance of continuing our focus on Ukraine. This is about our security, as well as Ukraine’s security. That is why last week I…03 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for UkraineI welcome my hon. Friend’s point. The fact that there was such a strong cross-party delegation to Ukraine for the fourth anniversary of the invasion showed the cross-party…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK’s task must always be to act in the UK’s national interest according to UK values, but at the heart of that national interest and those values are things such as the NATO…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat I can tell the hon. Member is that we take the safety of UK personnel immensely seriously, and I pay tribute to their service for our country. That is why we have already…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have long-standing operational arrangements for partners and allies with which we work closely, and we ensure that those are implemented. The principles that we follow are…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAgain, I point out that we have had a record number of former Home Office Ministers—both Conservatives and former Conservatives—coming forward to call for things that they failed…03 Mar 2026