Gaza: Humanitarian Situation Debate
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Tom Gordon
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Stephen Doughty
I absolutely will. My hon. Friend sets out the case very convincingly; we have to get back to that 20-point plan, and we have to get back to getting the aid in, stopping the violence and moving forward with a governance that no longer involves Hamas.
Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (LD)
I welcome the statement by the Minister. In it, he outlined the new settlement sanctions regime that was announced earlier this year. I appreciate that he says that work is under way at pace, but can I press him for a timetable for when it will come into force?
Stephen Doughty
I set out a timetable earlier. The Foreign Secretary was clear that it will be six to nine months, but we will try to do it at the earlier end of that scale. I want to be clear with the House that that is because we need to make sure that this regime is designed effectively, so that it will have the impact that we are aiming for. We have incredible teams of sanctions officials who work on these issues. We are very successful in that the regimes that we run around the world have an impact as well as being legally and evidentially sound. It is important that we get it right, but we want to see this brought in as soon as possible.