Question follow-through · 29636
Gaza: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Feb 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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