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Commons Financial Privilege
Wednesday 28th October 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I have had substantial discussions with the Israeli Government on this issue and could not have been more robust in my representations.

Bob Blackman Portrait Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)
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What consideration has my right hon. Friend given to the provision of a desalination plant for Gaza, as proposed by the Israeli Government, which would supply all the water needs for Gaza and satisfy the humanitarian grounds we want to see?

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My hon. Friend draws attention to a very important issue. UN studies predict that Gaza will become uninhabitable, as a consequence of the water problem, by 2020. A peace process is vital, so that the level of investment required to drive such developments becomes available.

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