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Debate between Alistair Burt and Colin Clark
Tuesday 26th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Colin Clark Portrait Colin Clark (Gordon) (Con)
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T6. The Hamas terrorist group continues to misappropriate international aid to rebuild its terror infrastructure, including attack tunnels into Israel. This is deeply concerning. What does the Foreign Secretary intend to do, alongside our international partners, to limit Hamas’s dangerous influence in Gaza?

Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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There are strict controls, as there must be, on the passage and entry of goods into Gaza, to make sure that they are not used for the wrong purpose. The United Kingdom makes sure that all its aid that is delivered to Gaza goes through international partners, so that there cannot be such diversion. It is an issue and it must be dealt with, alongside a variety of issues for the people of Gaza.

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