Ceasefire in Gaza
Debate between Rosie Winterton and Matthew Offord(2 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker
The hon. Gentleman raises a point of order, which he then interrupted. I will not be suspending the House. We need to put these questions. Mr Speaker will be in his place tomorrow.
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con)
Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Where is Mr Speaker?
Madam Deputy Speaker
I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman will have to make do with me, which I know is a great disappointment. Mr Speaker will be here in his place tomorrow.
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Debate between Rosie Winterton and Matthew Offord(3 months, 1 week ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)
I do apologise; I will now call two from the Government Benches. First, I call Dr Matthew Offord.
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con)
In November, a report by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education found that half of Gaza’s 500,000 school pupils attended UNRWA-operated education institutions and that the Palestinian Authority curriculum taught in those schools is replete with antisemitism and encourages violence. The Minister says that he is going to suspend future payments, but the damage has already been done by decades of UK funding.