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Israel and Palestine | Oral Answers to Questions – Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates

Illegal settlements are not just about how to defend the Israeli Government. Surely, the result of such settlements is to put the possibility of a two-state solution further and further into the…

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European Council | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates

May I endorse my right hon. Friend’s remarks about Afghanistan and those who gave their lives there? On this occasion, however, could we spare a thought for those who have survived, but who…

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European Council | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates

May I endorse my right hon. Friend’s remarks about Afghanistan and those who gave their lives there? On this occasion, however, could we spare a thought for those who have survived, but who…

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ISIL: Iraq and Syria | Business of the House | Commons debates

I personally find it increasingly difficult to justify the distinction in our policy between Iraq and Syria. If the town of Kobane falls, the outcome for its inhabitants, based on previous…

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Devolution (Scotland Referendum) | Bill Presented | Commons debates

I am not suggesting we hit it into the long grass. All I am suggesting is that, before we make a change of such a profound nature, we give careful consideration. We should remember the theory of…

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