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Written Question
Razan Ashraf al-Najjar
Wednesday 25th July 2018

Asked by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received information from his Israeli counterpart on the cause of death of the Palestinian medic Razan Al Najjar.

Answered by Alistair Burt

We have not received any information on this issue directly from the Israeli authorities, we understand that the Israeli probe into the death of Razan Al Najjar is still ongoing.

Written Question
Israel: Palestinians
Thursday 19th July 2018

Asked by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the Government abstained in the vote on the UN Human Rights Council resolution to dispatch an independent commission to investigate whether Israel breached international humanitarian law with its use of force against Palestinian civilians.

Answered by Alistair Burt

​I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 21 May 2018 (PQ 146276).

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Jun 2018
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

"According to the latest figures from the UN, since 30 March this year, 135 Palestinians, including children, have been killed and thousands injured, half of them seriously, as a result of the use of live ammunition. Does my hon. Friend agree with Amnesty International, which has renewed its call on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What recent assessment he has made of the future of bilateral relationships with the EU. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last month the Foreign Secretary warned that the UK would become “a vassal state” if we could not diverge from EU tariffs and standards, but he also accepted that divergence would have “trading consequences” for the UK. Could he spell out what those consequences would be?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Nov 2017
Rohingya Crisis

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Dr Blackman-Woods) on securing this timely debate and bringing further attention to such an important issue. I also echo many of the comments that have been made in the debate today. It is utterly heartbreaking to read and hear …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Budget Resolutions

"I would like to take this opportunity to raise transport and housing budget-related issues.

I was extremely disappointed that the Chancellor has chosen to make little headway in addressing the north-south divide that continues to prevail in our country. The fact remains that we have greater gaps between our regions …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What steps he is taking to promote human rights in discussions with his counterparts in other countries. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last February, the Foreign Secretary said that he wished to be a champion of President Sisi of Egypt. With mass arrests, torture, disappearances and deaths in custody now the norm in Egypt, can the Minister tell the House what exactly the Government find to champion in Sisi’s record on human …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
The Rohingya and the Myanmar Government

"I would like to begin by congratulating my honourable colleagues for securing this important debate, and of course I echo many of the concerns that hon. Members have already raised. I am pleased that there are so many people here today to add their voices to the call for an …..."
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