Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:33 pm on 5 March 2025.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, during my urgent question on Gaza, the Minister responding, Catherine West, who has responsibility for the Indo-Pacific, said that the Minister with responsibility for the middle east, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mr Falconer, could not answer the question himself as he was
“in the region pushing for a peace deal”—[Official Report,
Vol. 763, c. 166.]
However, I have since received a communication from the press with evidence suggesting that he was at a Labour party networking lunch at Ronnie Scott’s at the time. Could you advise, Madam Deputy Speaker, on whether the record should be corrected if it is shown not to be correct?