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Gaza: Permanent Ceasefire

Tuesday 30 July 2024 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Debbie Abrahams asked the Minister about steps to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
  • The Minister stated they called for an immediate ceasefire during their visit to Israel and the West Bank.
  • The Minister agreed with Abrahams that a permanent ceasefire is essential for the people in Gaza and could help stabilize the region.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Debbie Abrahams Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
Foreign Affairs
Context

The MP addresses the ongoing conflict in Gaza, highlighting the need for a permanent ceasefire to address death and destruction.

Question

What steps he is taking to help secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The situation in Gaza remains tense with continued violence and humanitarian crisis. A permanent ceasefire is essential to alleviate suffering and promote peace in the region.

Answer from David Lammy

In my second week in the role I travelled to Israel and to the west bank and called for an immediate ceasefire—something that none of my predecessors had done. In my meetings with both leaders I called for an immediate ceasefire and made the urgent case, as has been described, for a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Concrete steps towards securing a permanent ceasefire were not explicitly detailed.

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Q2 Debbie Abrahams Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
Foreign Affairs
Context

The MP follows up on the importance of a permanent ceasefire, emphasizing its impact on regional tensions and the need for stability.

Question

I welcome my right hon. Friend and all the team to their place. I thank him for calling for a ceasefire when he visited Israel; that has had a profound impact in my constituency. Does he agree that a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is essential for the future of the people in Gaza, and would help to cool tensions in the middle east, in particular given the attack on the Golan Heights and the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, and even the Houthis?

Answer from David Lammy

My hon. Friend is right. The death and destruction in Gaza in intolerable. The war needs to end now. It is also the case that, given the escalation of tensions in the region, if the Biden plan is adopted by both sides, we would see that escalation come down. For life in Gaza and across the region, it is important that that plan is adopted now.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific steps towards a permanent ceasefire were not detailed; only a reference to adopting the Biden plan was made.

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