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Alex Cunningham

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Points of Order
Tuesday 12th December 2023

(5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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1. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent increases in violence in the west bank.

Alex Cunningham Portrait Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)
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11. What assessment he has made of recent increases in violence in the west bank.

Carol Monaghan Portrait Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
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19. Whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in Israel on the recent escalation of violence in the West Bank.

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Alex Cunningham Portrait Alex Cunningham
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The same question could be asked again: it is unlawful, but what are the Government going to do about it? Does the Minister think that one day we might actually see some prosecutions in relation to those violations of international law?

Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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On the point about settler violence, if that is what the hon. Gentleman is referring to, we believe that it is not good enough just to arrest those responsible. They need to be both prosecuted and imprisoned.

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