Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Monday 8th January 2024

(9 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Heappey Portrait James Heappey
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I think air dropping is a very imprecise way of doing business. Our preference is to seek maritime routes.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Is a feasibility study being undertaken to see whether aid could be delivered directly into Gaza from ship to shore, should the future security situation allow it?

James Heappey Portrait James Heappey
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The Defence Secretary has led internationally on exactly such an initiative, working with our friends in the Cypriot Ministry of Defence. There are ideas to do exactly that, but they obviously need to be agreed with all parties before they can happen.