Debates between Lord Collins of Highbury and Lord Craig of Radley during the 2024 Parliament

Tue 29th Oct 2024

Middle East

Debate between Lord Collins of Highbury and Lord Craig of Radley
Tuesday 29th October 2024

(1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Collins of Highbury Portrait Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab)
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I repeat what I have said before. UNRWA is operating on a UN mandate, agreed by the Security Council. If the Israelis insist on implementing that ban, the appropriate action will be to work with our allies back at the Security Council.

Lord Craig of Radley Portrait Lord Craig of Radley (CB)
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The Minister mentioned sanctions. Would those sanctions be imposed entirely nationally or in co-ordination with allies? More generally, do His Majesty’s Government make any assessment of the effectiveness of the sanctions that have been imposed, and do they report on those assessments?