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1685252

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date	26/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the alleged use of child soldiers by Hamas.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	11663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>We condemn the recruiting and use of children in armed conflict and want to see an end to this abhorrent practice.</p><p>The UK is an active member of the UN Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), which leads the international response to violations committed against children in conflict. The Working Group issues calls and concrete requests to those governments and armed groups listed in the Secretary-General's annual report, including in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p><p>We continue to call for International Humanitarian Law to be respected and civilians to be protected.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/02/2024 15:19:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1685253

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the alleged construction of cross-border tunnels into Israel by Hezbollah.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	11664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has repeatedly condemned Hizballah's destabilising activity in the region, including the construction of tunnels and the stockpiling of weapons, in breach of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. Such activity presents a threat to the security of both Israel and Lebanon and risks an escalation that is in nobody's interests.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/02/2024 17:47:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1685254

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Hostage Taking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	11665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary met the Sharabi and Popplewell families on 16 January to hear about their relatives' horrendous ordeals at the hands of Hamas. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary also met with hostage families on 21 January.</p><p>We will continue to do all we can to secure the release of all hostages. We need a humanitarian pause now to allow for the release of hostages. We will continue to do all we can.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 09/02/2024 12:11:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1677738

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support Israel to tackle Iranian-backed terror groups in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	6945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has long condemned Iran's destabilising activity throughout the Middle East, including its military, financial, and political support to several militant and proscribed groups. These groups represent a danger to global security such as through attacks on international shipping. The UK works closely with several nations in the Middle East, including Israel, to defend our strategic interests in the region from these malign actors. We have also deployed additional military assets to the Eastern Mediterranean and East of Suez to deter attacks on international shipping, reinforce regional stability and prevent escalation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/12/2023 15:28:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1677739

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Europe on the shared security threat posed by Hamas and other proscribed terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	6946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government values our longstanding and effective cooperation with European allies on shared counter terrorism objectives, including tackling the threat posed by Hamas and from other terrorist organisations.</p><p>HMG continues to work closely with our international partners on issues of national security including through engagement by ministers and senior officials with their international counterparts to strengthen our collective response to the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2023 16:50:46 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1677740

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisemitism: Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the polling by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, published on 27 November 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the finding that 16% of British Jews think that the police treat anti-Semitic hate crime like other forms of hate crime.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	6947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>We have a robust legislative framework to respond to hate crimes which target race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and transgender identity.</p><p>Whilst the police are operationally independent and work in line with the College of Policing’s operational guidance to respond to hate crime, we expect the police to fully investigate these abhorrent offences and work with the CPS to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. We are supporting the police by providing them with the resources they need, including having recruited 20,000 additional police officers by March 2023.</p><p>The Government regularly engages with Jewish community stakeholders to ensure that we are doing everything we can to tackle antisemitism in the UK and protect the safety and security of the Jewish community. The Government’s Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant provides protective security measures at Jewish community sites including education facilities and many synagogues. In response to increased incidents of antisemitism in the UK as a result of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the Prime Minister announced additional funding of £3 million to provide additional security at Jewish schools, synagogues and other Jewish community sites. This brings total protective security funding for the Jewish Community to £18 million in 2023/24. This level will be maintained at £18 million for 2024/25.</p><p>The Government is also providing £7 million over the next three years to ensure that more support is in place for schools and universities to understand, recognise and tackle antisemitism.</p><p>Since 7 October, forces across the country have increased neighbourhood patrols to provide reassurance to local communities. Police have also conducted thousands of visits to Jewish sites, including synagogues and faith schools. Forces have made a number of arrests linked to antisemitic and other forms of hate crime in the UK – including the Metropolitan Police Service which has made 134 arrests linked to hate crimes as of 1 December. The MPS also have a specific Hanukkah policing plan to provide assurance to the Jewish community.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 21/12/2023 14:03:51 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards