Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012 Middle East
"Given that it is firing missiles on civilians while hiding behind civilians, is it not Hamas that is guilty of war crimes?..." Mike Freer - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend not agree that Turkey could never accede to the EU while it continues to occupy a fellow EU state militarily?..." Mike Freer - View Speech
"This is the first time that I have spoken under your chairmanship in one of these debates, Mr Walker. I thank the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) for securing the debate. I must apologise; I cannot stay for the full debate because of other appointments.
"That, of course, is an interesting point of view, but the Governments were able to negotiate with parties that were willing to do so...." Mike Freer - View Speech
"I will in a moment. I do not have any great knowledge of the Northern Ireland peace process. Perhaps my colleague, the right hon. Member for Belfast North does...." Mike Freer - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. It is difficult to negotiate when one side simply wants to wipe the other off the face of the earth. Both sides will have to make difficult compromises. We have seen that in this country. In any conflict resolution, both sides have to …..." Mike Freer - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes a good point. Prime Minister Netanyahu is often demonised. I have no doubt that he can be a forceful and difficult character, but would people not want their Prime Minister to be forceful and to stand up for their security when their country was in an …..." Mike Freer - View Speech
"I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concerns about the two-state solution, but does he agree that until the Hamas element of the Palestinian Authority accepts the Quartet principles, there can be no negotiated peace process?..." Mike Freer - View Speech
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for obtaining this important debate. It is important that we have balanced debate on the peace talks. Does he agree that a strong Prime Minister goes into negotiations defending the national interest with clear red lines and that that is the secret to …..." Mike Freer - View Speech