Clare Short: A number of hon. Members have said that Iran is funding and arming Hamas. Could anyone explain how Iran gets the primitive explosives into Egypt, up to Rafah and through the tunnels in order to make these primitive rockets? How do such weapons possibly come from Iran? This is just a scare story, for which there is absolutely no evidence.
Clare Short: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Clare Short: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Paymaster-General plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 24 September 2008 sent on behalf of Asghar Khan, a constituent.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when a reply will be sent to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood's enquiry dated 10 September 2008 on behalf of Karlene Cameron, ref: H118332.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration plans to reply to the enquiry from the right hon. Member from Birmingham, Ladywood of 7 October 2008 on the allowed appeal and issue of a visa to Ahmed Sharif Ali (Post reference: 92727 Addis Ababa).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State expects to reply to the letters to the UK Border Agency, dated 10 June 2008 (ask card ref B20445/8) and 9 September 2008 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, regarding Damion McDermott (receipt no. LR162100466).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State expects to reply to the enquiry dated 9 September 2008 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood regarding Saeed Saleh (Home Office reference H1069116).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when the Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 8 May 2008 on the Post Office local pilot scheme.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter of 22 May 2008 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, regarding Amadou Wuri Jallow, Home Office reference J1162190, acknowledgement reference B18399/8.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when a reply will be sent to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood's letter to the Border and Immigration Agency of 8 April 2008 on behalf of Mamta Devi, Home Office reference number D1104208 and her further letter of 23 May 2008, correspondence reference B18481/8.
Clare Short: The Minister refers to the number of Israeli civilians who have been killed by terrorist action—of course, any attack on civilians is always an offence in international law—but I hope that he will acknowledge that far more Palestinians suffer as a consequence of collective punishments that are also a breach of international law. The Israeli and Palestinian people, whenever they are asked,...
Clare Short: If the wall was built on the 1967 boundary, it would have the same effect and would be legal.
Clare Short: So to use that argument to justify it is to justify the breach of international law.
Clare Short: I have instigated this debate because I, like many others, believe that the suffering of the Palestinian people is both a terrible humanitarian disaster and the cause of continuing instability and anger across the Arab and Muslim world. I agree with all those who argue that the best way to bring relief to the Palestinian people and to calm the bitter anger of the middle east would be to...
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will reply to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood's enquiry of 16 May 2008 regarding Aneesha Sajawal ref: GV100/129558.
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the UK Border Agency to respond to the letter dated 18th April 2008 from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood sent on behalf of Sumithra Wickramage (acknowledgement reference B14770/8, Home Office reference W227390).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the UK Border Agency will reply to the letter sent by the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Clare Short), on 8th April 2008, on behalf of Mamta Devi (Home Office reference number D1104208).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects a decision to be made on Yousef Ahmedali's application for asylum (Reference A1142900).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the Border and Immigration Agency to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 27 November 2007, on behalf of Mohammed Hussain Aziz (Home Office reference: A1024255, acknowledgement reference: B3422817).
Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects the Border and Immigration Agency to reply to the letter of 23 October from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood on Muhammad Qazilbash Mumtaz (acknowledgement reference B31608/7).