Lord Collins of Highbury: ...by Hamas of nationals from around the world. Can the Minister give an update on the British hostages that the Government had previously reported were being held in Gaza? My right honourable friend David Lammy has written to the Foreign Secretary, asking him to respond to Steve Brisley’s request for a response to his family’s request to meet the Foreign Secretary. I know this was raised...
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David Lammy: (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the Israel-Gaza situation and the humanitarian pause.
Eleanor Laing: ...just been answered—well, I am guessing it is not. [Interruption.] Order. We are moving on to a very important matter and I expect the House to be quiet to listen to the urgent question from Mr David Lammy.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the security situation in Western Sahara; and what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help promote a peaceful solution to the conflict.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he last held discussions with his Egyptian counterpart on the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to Afghanistan following the earthquakes in October 2023.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on the recent escalation of violence in the West Bank.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his (a) Egyptian and (b) Israeli counterparts on ensuring British nationals fleeing Gaza are not separated from their families.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many requests for assistance his Department has received from British nationals that have been unable to use the Rafah crossing as of 14 November 2023.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British nationals held hostage by Hamas in Gaza as of 14 November 2023.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when his Department last made representations to the Government of India on the case of Jagtar Singh Johal.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps the Governement has taken to help secure the release of dual national Vladamir Kara-Murza.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) Cabinet colleagues on proposals to repurpose Russian state assets since 27 June 2023.
David Lammy: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he last held discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the case of Jimmy Lai.
Lord Collins of Highbury: ...; that is for the chief prosecutor. The chief prosecutor has not been silent on this matter, and I am sure he will continue to express his views”. In response to my right honourable friend David Lammy, who sought clarification on the Government’s position, he said: “It is not for me to fetter or speak in the place of its chief prosecutor”.—[Official Report, Commons, 14/11/23;...
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David Lammy: I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I would have liked to have started by welcoming the new Foreign Secretary to his place, but I cannot do so because he is not here. Despite my respect for the Minister, he is not the Foreign Secretary. We do not know when or how this House will hear from the Foreign Secretary because he is not a Member. [Interruption.]
