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Mary Glindon Excerpts
Tuesday 26th April 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mary Glindon Portrait Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)
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4. What diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that the UK has a role in the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Wayne David Portrait Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)
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6. What diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that the UK has a role in the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Amanda Milling Portrait The Minister for Asia and the Middle East (Amanda Milling)
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We welcome the US’s Middle East Partnership for Peace Act and the proposals for increased international funding for Israeli-Palestinian peace. We share the objective of advancing economic, social and political connections, and peaceful co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians. We stand ready to co-ordinate and collaborate further.

Mary Glindon Portrait Mary Glindon
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The recent attacks in Israel and the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza are a reminder of how urgent it is to support projects that bring Israelis and Palestinians together. Can the Minister now confirm to the House when the UK will join the board of the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace?

Amanda Milling Portrait Amanda Milling
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I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. UK officials remain in close contact with the US Government about how our existing peace-building projects and funding can better support the goals of the Act. We stand ready to co-ordinate and collaborate further, including regarding the advisory board, as additional information about their plans and priorities become available.