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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in the Middle East on the potential merits of developing a plan to support orphaned children in Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what progress he has made with international partners on opening more land borders for aid to enter Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions his international counterparts on taking steps to recognise Palestine as a state.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is taking steps to help plan a negotiated settlement on (a) a two-state solution and (b) recognition of a Palestinian state.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on Israel’s political objectives in Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on compliance with the provisional measures set forth by the International Court of Justice in the case concerning...
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he made representations in support of a two-state solution during his last meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the International Court of Justice’s decision on the request for provisional measures in th...
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure aid continues to reach Gaza, following the suspension of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Ref...
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of advice he has received on Israel's compliance with international law.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on implementing a new humanitarian pause in the conflict in Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on restrictions that have been placed by Israel on the types of aid that are permitted to enter Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches civilians in Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help secure the permanent opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take diplomatic steps with his international counterparts to help secure a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what progress his Department has made on the provision of (a) food, (b) water, (c) electricity, (d) medicine, (e) fuel and (f) other aid to Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of Israel’s compliance with arms licence criteria.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will seek assurances from Israel that Palestinians in Gaza will not be permanently displaced.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international partners to help resume the humanitarian pause in Gaza.
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international partners to work towards a cessation of hostilities in Israel and Gaza.