Middle East Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Middle East

Lord Craig of Radley Excerpts
Tuesday 29th October 2024

(3 weeks, 2 days 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?