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HANSARDGaza Peace PlanThe hon. Member is right to highlight water as a crucial humanitarian aid and support. I have spoken to Tom Fletcher, who is co-ordinating much of the UN support, and to the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza Peace PlanThe shadow Foreign Secretary is right to highlight the importance of the disarmament and decommissioning of Hamas. That needs to involve the tunnels as well as weapons and the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDUkraineOn Friday, I welcomed President Zelensky and the coalition of the willing to a meeting at the Foreign Office chaired by the Prime Minister, to demonstrate our continued support…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will have heard me set out very clearly the threats that China poses to our national security, including those of transnational repression, support for…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met the doctor to whom the hon. Member referred. Her work is inspiring, and she deals with the most terrible stories of suffering. We agree that we need to be able to get…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee will know that the Government have taken the difficult decision to reduce the aid budget in order to fund the defence resources…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my right hon. Friend the Mother of the House. There are 50,000 dual nationals who live in Jamaica and up to 8,000 British citizens who may be travelling or on holiday…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe continue to be deeply distressed by this case and continue to make representations, discuss the case with the US and stay in contact with Jimmy Lai’s family.28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend. We need to increase the economic pressure on Putin. We need to choke off the supply of Russian oil and gas into international markets. Our package of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister for the middle east, my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr Falconer), has raised this issue directly with the Syrian Government, and we continue to raise these…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBoth of us know from our former role as Home Secretary that the proscription process is very detailed and considered, and it draws on a range of security expertise. That process…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe strongly condemn China’s non-compliance with the joint declaration, as described in the latest published six-monthly report, which details the continued deterioration of rights…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are looking at different ways to ensure that we can get sufficient resources into Gaza—that will require not just immediate humanitarian assistance but long-term reconstruction…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica shortly. It is potentially the most severe storm ever to hit the country. Sadly, seven people across the region have…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat LevelThe shadow Foreign Secretary has perhaps forgotten the position that her Government have previously taken towards China on a range of issues. We have made it clear that the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat LevelMy hon. Friend is right. We already have substantial trade with China, there is also investment from both the United Kingdom and China, and we have always been a trading nation…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat LevelThe hon. Member will know that the Government take action to ensure that security measures are in place, and we do so through a series of different routes. He will also know that…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat LevelThe former Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy), set out to Parliament earlier this year the full spectrum of threats posed by China,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDUkraineWe have these discussions with countries across the world, urging them to support sanctions or to reduce their dependence on Russian oil and gas, which will reduce those imports…28 Oct 2025HANSARDUkraineSecurity guarantees remain an important part of our support for Ukraine. One reason that the coalition of the willing was brought together was to set out what those security…28 Oct 2025