Written questions

Gaza: Ceasefires

Commons · Question 25412 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to secure the permanence of the current temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Jan 2025

We welcome the agreement to end the fighting in Gaza. It is the first step in ensuring long-term peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians, and the wider region, bringing much-needed stability, but we have always been clear that an immediate ceasefire...