Alec Shelbrooke:

Written Question

Gaza: Ceasefires

Friday 13th February 2026

Asked by: Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative - Wetherby and Easingwold)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Palestinian civilian deaths since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We urge all parties to respect the terms of the ceasefire that came into effect on 10 October 2025, and we continue to press for the implementation in full of the 20-point peace plan endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November 2025.

Division Vote (Commons)
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Alec Shelbrooke (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
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Division Vote (Commons)
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Alec Shelbrooke (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Standards in Public Life

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson

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