Mentions:
1: Lord Sahota (Lab - Life peer) My heart goes out to all the victims of Hamas, a terrorist organisation. - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (XB - Life peer) Would that be to offer Hamas victory? - Speech Link
3: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Con - Life peer) Armenia is a country that has lost a war, does not enjoy normalised relations with Turkey or Azerbaijan - Speech Link
4: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con - Life peer) You have to get the Hamas leadership out of Gaza. - Speech Link
Nov. 22 2023
Source Page: Foreign Secretary commits to working closely with Islamic states on Israel-Gaza crisis at Lancaster House meetingFound: Visit followed agreement reached overnight between Israel and Hamas on coordinated hostage releases and
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Middle East on steps that can be taken to help end violence in Israel and Gaza.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on 7 October, the Prime Minister, former Foreign Secretary and Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon have spoken to counterparts from more than 20 countries as part of extensive diplomatic efforts to sustain the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East. This includes the former Foreign Secretary's travel to the region in October where he met leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, and his calls last week with counterparts from Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Brazil, and Australia. To prevent further conflict and terrorism, there must be a political solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict: a two-state solution which provides justice and security for both Israelis and Palestinians. The UK will continue to work urgently with our partners to ensure this vision finally becomes a reality.
Mentions:
1: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) Putin must be defeated, just as Hamas must be defeated. We must not step back. - Speech Link
2: Alec Shelbrooke (Con - Elmet and Rothwell) Our allies in Turkey are doing an incredible job in maintaining the Montreux convention and trying to - Speech Link
3: James Heappey (Con - Wells) Turkey is entirely confident and comfortable in its ability to continue to enforce the convention. - Speech Link
4: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) It cannot be extraordinary that on the same day the Russians assaulted Avdiivka, Iranian-backed Hamas - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord True (CON - Life peer) I have spoken with the leaders of Turkey and, previously, Egypt, and I will speak to others in the coming - Speech Link
2: Lord Pannick (CB - Life peer) Does the Minister agree that the essential difference between Hamas and Israel is that Hamas aims to - Speech Link
3: Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LDEM - Life peer) I asked what we could offer Hamas: “What do they want?” - Speech Link
4: Lord True (CON - Life peer) Hamas also must support that objective. - Speech Link
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Turkey wants to prevent further refugee flows into Turkey while remaining committed to the goal
Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) We have a war raging in Europe, attacks by the Houthis in the Red sea, an illegal war in Gaza by the Hamas - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) Without funding and support from Iran, terrorists like Hamas will not be able to carry out their dreadful - Speech Link
3: Wayne David (Lab - Caerphilly) Iran has supplied huge support to Hamas in Gaza. - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) We continue our diplomatic efforts, talking to countries in the region such as Oman and Turkey—the hon - Speech Link
Asked by: Marquess of Lothian (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to avert a regional escalation of the hostilities in Israel and Gaza.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since Hamas' abhorrent terrorist attacks on 7 October, the Prime Minister, the former Foreign Secretary and myself as Minister of State; Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, have all visited the region and spoken to counterparts from more than 20 countries as part of extensive diplomatic efforts to prevent regional escalation and to sustain the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East. This includes the former Foreign Secretary's travel to the region in October where he met leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, his calls with counterparts from Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Brazil, and Australia and his meetings with regional counterparts in Riyadh on 9 November.
The UK is seized with the increasing the scale and delivery of life saving humanitarian aid to Gaza and continues to work with our regional partners on preventing the conflict spreading in the region, and oppose any attempts by malign actors to cause further escalation. As part of our close engagement with Israel, the UK has urged the government to take tangible steps to stop settler violence against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, which we strongly condemn. We are also clear that to prevent further conflict and terrorism, there must be a political solution to the conflict: the delivery of a two-state solution which provides justice and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of calling for a cessation of hostilities in Israel and Gaza.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on 7 October, the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have spoken with counterparts from almost 20 countries as part of extensive diplomatic efforts to sustain the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East. On 19 October, the Foreign Secretary travelled to the region where he met leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar to help prevent the conflict spreading across the region and to seek a peaceful resolution. The UK Government is actively monitoring the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and we maintain regular dialogue with international counterparts. We will continue to use all the tools of British diplomacy to sustain the prospects of peace and stability in the region.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with his UN counterparts on the potential merits of issuing a new resolution on the war in Israel and Palestine.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on 7 October, the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have spoken with counterparts from almost 20 countries as part of extensive diplomatic efforts to sustain the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East. On 19 October, the Foreign Secretary travelled to the region where he met leaders in Egypt, Turkey and Qatar to help prevent the conflict spreading across the region and to seek a peaceful resolution. The Foreign Secretary has discussed the conflict with the UN Secretary General. The UK Government is actively monitoring the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and we maintain regular dialogue with international counterparts. We will continue to use all the tools of British diplomacy to sustain the prospects of peace and stability in the region.