Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Violence in Israel and Palestine
"The violence and the loss of life is tragic, and it needs to stop, but is it not the case that, right under the noses of the international community, Hamas has been allowed to build a terrorist city state in Gaza? It has diverted humanitarian resources into stockpiling missiles behind …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Mar 2021
UN Human Rights Council: UK Voting Record on Israel
"My hon. Friend is making an important and timely contribution. He is rightly highlighting the systematic bias that brings the United Nations into disrepute and does nothing to aid the cause of peace and security in the middle east. Does he agree that the key issue right now—he alluded to …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Mar 2021
UN Human Rights Council: UK Voting Record on Israel
"I am sorry to cut in just as the Minister is making a very important point, but I want to get some clarity. I understand the argument that he is making about engaging with the text that has moved from a permanent item 7 agenda into item 2, but if …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Dec 2020
UK Relations with Qatar
"The gas supplies that the hon. Member is talking about come through my constituency in Preseli Pembrokeshire, which I will refer to in my remarks later on. The point about opening up that facility was not about putting all our energy eggs in one basket. It was to give the …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Dec 2020
UK Relations with Qatar
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this debate. It is the second debate this week in which I have come in on the coat-tails of the right hon. Gentleman. It …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Dec 2020
Government Policy on Iran
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) on securing this debate. I will not repeat the points that he made.
At a time when the United Kingdom needs to be really clear-sighted about our strategic …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Hong Kong: Sentencing of Pro-democracy Activists
"It is very clear that nothing that has been said in this place, by this Government or by any Government in the international community about the crisis in Hong Kong has had any effect whatever on the actions or intentions of the Chinese Government. Piece by piece, we are seeing …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 4th December 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains the UK’s position that any settlement resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should include recognition of the plight of Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa as well as Palestinian refugees.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
We are clear that the status of refugees must be agreed as part of any final peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The United Kingdom is focused on working with international and regional partners to harness the changing Israeli-Arab relations to encourage a return to dialogue. The history of Jewish migration and displacement in the region is highly complex and cannot be ignored. We acknowledge that the Jewish community has experienced unacceptable suffering. We continue to support the aspiration for a Jewish homeland in the modern state of Israel, just as we support the objective of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state. A peaceful future for the Middle East depends on a peace agreement that offers fair restitution for both sides, and a willingness on the part of all countries in the region to respect the rights of minorities and build inclusive societies which enshrine and uphold those rights.
Written Question
Friday 4th December 2020
Asked by:
Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on recognition and restitution for Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
We are clear that the status of refugees must be agreed as part of any final peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The United Kingdom is focused on working with international and regional partners to harness the changing Israeli-Arab relations to encourage a return to dialogue. The history of Jewish migration and displacement in the region is highly complex and cannot be ignored. We acknowledge that the Jewish community has experienced unacceptable suffering. We continue to support the aspiration for a Jewish homeland in the modern state of Israel, just as we support the objective of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state. A peaceful future for the Middle East depends on a peace agreement that offers fair restitution for both sides, and a willingness on the part of all countries in the region to respect the rights of minorities and build inclusive societies which enshrine and uphold those rights.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Hong Kong
"A great many of us have little faith in the processes at the United Nations when it comes to defending liberties in Hong Kong, precisely because of the influence of China at that body. Aside from the 39 signatures at the UN that the Minister has mentioned, will he please …..."Stephen Crabb - View Speech
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