Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 26 March 2024, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Mitchell.

Israel and Gaza

Statement on Israel and Gaza.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 747 cc1393-1413
Session: 2023-24
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Andrew Mitchell | 747 cc1393-4 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on Israel and Gaza. As the House kn...; Lindsay Hoyle | 747 c1394 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Secretary of State.
12.44 pm; David Lammy | 747 cc1394-5 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement and echo his support for the formation of...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 cc1395-6 (Link to this contribution)
First, I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his strong support for United Nations Security Counci...; Lindsay Hoyle | 747 c1396 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.; Alicia Kearns | 747 c1396 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday the UN Security Council passed a resolution for a Ramadan ceasefire—in effect, a pause....; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1396 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, sets out with great eloquence what th...; Lindsay Hoyle | 747 c1396 (Link to this contribution)
I call the SNP spokesperson.; Brendan O'Hara | 747 cc1396-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for prior sight of his statement.
We very much welcome the UN Security...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1397 (Link to this contribution)
First of all, may I welcome the hon. Member’s support for the Government’s position, which has no...; Michael Ellis | 747 cc1397-8 (Link to this contribution)
The terrorist attack of 7 October on Israel has provoked widespread antisemitism in this country ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his extremely robust comments on an absolutely outra...; Lindsay Hoyle | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Chair of the International Development Committee.; Sarah Champion | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
I feel very uncomfortable about the Minister’s comments about taking credit for the UN Security C...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady knows that I greatly respect her and the work that she does on the Select Committee...; Alec Shelbrooke | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
A lot of points will be made today arguing that responsibility for the ceasefire lies purely with...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1398 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes a good point. I hope that he will have noticed that I am trying to tak...; Andy McDonald | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has said on numerous occasions that the UK has a robust export licensing regime. Man...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman really should not expect me to make a different point from the Dispatch Box ha...; Matthew Offord | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
The UN resolution has undermined efforts to secure the release of the hostages held by Hamas, wit...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
It certainly should not do that. If I may, I draw my hon. Friend’s attention to the explanation o...; Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
What is the Government’s response to Israel shutting off north Gaza to UNRWA, the only aid organi...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
We have made it clear that we will look at the interim report from Catherine Colonna, and the Uni...; Theresa Villiers | 747 c1399 (Link to this contribution)
Constituents have been in touch to tell me that they feel badly let down by the vote at the UN ye...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
I do not agree with my right hon. Friend. The resolution sets out the urgent demand for the uncon...; Afzal Khan | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
Over the past week, we have seen Israel continue to commit atrocities across Gaza, with the Al-Sh...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
The House will not recognise all of the things that the hon. Gentleman has just said. Let me make...; Tobias Ellwood | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
It is a testament to how polarised and contested our world has become that the custodians of inte...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the former Chair of the Defence Committee for what he says. He is right that the...; Munira Wilson | 747 c1400 (Link to this contribution)
Can I set the record straight for Conservative Members that we on the Liberal Democrat Benches ha...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1401 (Link to this contribution)
In respect of the second part of the hon. Lady’s question, let me make the Government’s position ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1401 (Link to this contribution)
At the moment, Britain does not have a requirement to provide extra money, because we have fully ...; Beth Winter | 747 c1401 (Link to this contribution)
Diolch yn fawr, Mr Speaker. In the past hour, news agencies have reported that the Israeli Nation...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1402 (Link to this contribution)
Given the position that the hon. Lady has just outlined, I am sure she will welcome yesterday’s r...; Greg Smith | 747 c1402 (Link to this contribution)
I have listened carefully to the answers that my right hon. Friend has given about the resolution...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1402 (Link to this contribution)
I do not agree with my hon. Friend. The British position has always been very clear: we want a pa...; Jess Phillips | 747 c1402 (Link to this contribution)
The deputy Foreign Secretary stated earlier that he will expect a full explanation from Israel of...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1402 (Link to this contribution)
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for supporting the position that the British Government ...; Bob Blackman | 747 c1403 (Link to this contribution)
The immediate impact of this resolution appears to be that Hamas have hardened their stance on th...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1403 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. We have been absolutely clear that the hostages must be released as swiftly as possible. My ...; Marsha De Cordova | 747 c1403 (Link to this contribution)
We can all see the devastation in Gaza, where more than 30,000 people have been killed. Two third...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1403 (Link to this contribution)
On the hon. Member’s last point, she will know what we have consistently said about the illegalit...; Richard Graham | 747 c1403 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the immediate humanitarian pause in UNSC resolution 2728, and I congratulate our diplom...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1404 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for what he said about the unstinting work of British diplomats, for which...; Imran Hussain | 747 c1404 (Link to this contribution)
After six months of bloodshed, starvation and the deliberate blocking of essential aid to Gaza, t...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1404 (Link to this contribution)
I addressed the issue of the supply of arms in earlier answers on this statement. I put it to the...; Chris Law | 747 c1404 (Link to this contribution)
It is clear to many international partners that the UK Government must now accept that Israel is ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1404 (Link to this contribution)
I say to the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have great respect and with whom I have worked in the pas...; Apsana Begum | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
The UN Security Council has voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for only the remainder of Ra...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
I do not precisely recognise the hon. Member’s description of the ICJ interim ruling, but I welco...; Sammy Wilson | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
No matter which way we look at it, the Government’s backing of the one-sided UN resolution yester...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
I simply do not recognise the right hon. Gentleman’s description of resolution 2728. It is Hamas ...; Kim Johnson | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the UN Security Council finally calling for an immediate ceasefire, as well as for the ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her support for UN resolution 2728, which, as I set out in the statemen...; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 747 c1405 (Link to this contribution)
The United Nations Security Council’s vote for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of a...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
The position of the British Government, and I believe of the official Opposition, has always been...; Stephen Timms | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, warmly welcome yesterday’s resolution, and the change in the Government’s position that s...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
I am extremely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his support for resolution 2728, but ther...; Richard Burgon | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
The passing of the UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire is incredibly ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I dissent from the language he is using, and instead seek, ...; Richard Foord | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
States and parties to the arms trade treaty are obliged to deny arms exports if there is an overr...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1406 (Link to this contribution)
I have long made clear that Britain has the strongest regulatory regime in respect of arms export...; Stella Creasy | 747 c1407 (Link to this contribution)
I heard what the Secretary of State said about his pride in the principled position that he feels...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1407 (Link to this contribution)
The point I made was that we publish comprehensive official statistics every quarter. That is som...; Kenny MacAskill | 747 c1407 (Link to this contribution)
The UN Security Council resolution is welcome, but it requires action by individual member states...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1407 (Link to this contribution)
I am not sure that the hon. Gentleman’s final point will resonate across the House, but I am grat...; Chi Onwurah | 747 c1407 (Link to this contribution)
The UN resolution is welcome and long overdue, given the humanitarian disaster that is unfolding ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her support for United Nations resolution 2728, which was passed yester...; Ronnie Cowan | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
In today’s statement the Minister said that we need to offer a political horizon to the Palestini...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
The Government have set out a clear vision, together with our partners, which we are seeking to d...; Debbie Abrahams | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
I add my voice to those of colleagues who have expressed significant and severe concerns about ar...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for what she said about the price of conflict in appalling individual suffe...; Clive Efford | 747 c1408 (Link to this contribution)
Israel has widespread control of the borders of Gaza and much of the land within it. Given that i...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
In terms of the restrictions to which the hon. Gentleman refers, a little earlier I set out how I...; Florence Eshalomi | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister will remember that last week, in the previous statement, I mentioned a briefing I ha...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
The funding to UNRWA from Britain has not stopped; we are paid up effectively until the end of Ap...; Allan Dorans | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Israel has no intention of complying with international...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
As I have set out previously to the House, we have previously assessed that Israel is committed a...; Andy Slaughter | 747 c1409 (Link to this contribution)
On that matter, the Government do sometimes publish legal position statements. According to the C...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman, who is an enormously distinguished lawyer, is well aware that we do not discl...; Emma Hardy | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has repeatedly said that international humanitarian law must be adhered to, but thos...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady invites me to qualify or add to the words I have already used to answer that and si...; Rupa Huq | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
For what will soon be six months, this Government have repeatedly rejected calls for an immediate...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is not right in what she says about there being a change in the Government position...; Toby Perkins | 747 c1410 (Link to this contribution)
I understand what the deputy Foreign Secretary says about wanting both sides to acknowledge Unite...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
The remedy for what the hon. Gentleman so eloquently describes in his question rests with Hamas a...; Justin Madders | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
I have heard what the Minister said about not releasing legal advice, which is clearly disappoint...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
I note that the hon. Gentleman is disappointed that we will not release the advice, but I can onl...; Margaret Greenwood | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
The appalling deaths of children in Gaza have brought condemnation from around the world and, of ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
No, I will not do that, but I hope that the hon. Lady will join me in calling for Hamas to releas...; Ben Lake | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
The deputy Foreign Secretary rightly referred to the devastating and growing humanitarian crisis ...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right to identify the delivery of aid from the air, for numerous reasons th...; John McDonnell | 747 c1411 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister said there was precedent on the non-publication of legal advice. There was a precede...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1412 (Link to this contribution)
The Government are second to none in seeking to uphold the rule of law, and that point has been c...; Rachael Maskell | 747 c1412 (Link to this contribution)
The Armed Forces Minister has stated that Israeli military personnel have been training alongside...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1412 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady will not be surprised to hear me say that the British military forces always comply...; James Murray | 747 c1412 (Link to this contribution)
We desperately need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages and full humani...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1412 (Link to this contribution)
The British Government and the department within the Foreign Office that deals with humanitarian ...; Jim Shannon | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement and his answers. Will he confirm what discussions have tak...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. He will know that it is a central aim of Government ...; Brendan O'Hara | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Minister repeatedly said that neither has he seen, no...; Roger Gale | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
Mr O’Hara, that is not a point of order for the Chair; it is an endeavour to extend the questions...; Andrew Mitchell | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Let me reassure the hon. Gentleman. He rightly...; Roger Gale | 747 c1413 (Link to this contribution)
On Members’ behalf, I thank the Minister of State and those on the Opposition Front Bench for rem...
Subjects: Access Armed conflict Humanitarian aid Hostage taking UN resolutions Israel Gaza Hamas UN Security Council Ceasefires Humanitarian pauses
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