Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of attacks affecting Orthodox Christian communities in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone in May and June 2026, including the destruction of a historic church; and what discussions she has had with her Ethiopian counterpart on protection for places of worship and affected communities.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 23 June in response to Question HL995, reproduced below for ease of reference:

"We are concerned by reports of violence affecting communities in Ethiopia's Oromia region, including in Arsi Zone. The UK condemns all violence against civilians, including attacks against places of worship and people because of their religion. We continue to call on all parties to engage in dialogue to address the underlying causes of conflict. Through our Human Rights and Peacebuilding Programme, the UK supports dialogue efforts by local peacemakers, women's groups and the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia alongside Early Warning Human Rights Networks raising security alerts. The UK also supports the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's capacity to monitor, investigate and act upon violations affecting civilians."

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out a timetable to publish the Hydrogen Strategy update.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The renewed Hydrogen Strategy will set out Government’s vision and objectives for hydrogen, and how we intend to work together with industry to continue to transform ambition into action. Our understanding of where hydrogen can deliver the greatest value in our energy system has matured and our strategy will set this out.

We’re now firmly in delivery mode, supporting projects that will create real jobs and growth across the UK, while contributing to the Government’s ambition to make the UK a clean energy superpower.

We plan to publish a renewed Hydrogen Strategy, alongside a package of other hydrogen policy documents as soon as possible.

Arrest of Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi and Israeli action against Palestinian civil society

Coastguard remuneration

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Found: Baroness Hamwee; Afzal Khan; Lord Rook; Lord Sewell of Sanderstead; Alex Sobel; Peter Swallow; Sir Desmond Swayne