Question follow-through · 908773

Gaza: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure that Hamas is disarmed in Gaza.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
21 Apr 2026
Answer
21 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure that Hamas is disarmed in Gaza.

  2. 21 Apr 2026

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  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    We have always been clear that Hamas must disarm and have no role in the future governance of Gaza, and we are continuing to support international efforts towards that goal, as part of the wider transition process set out in Phase 2 of the Gaza Peace Plan...

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Hamas

10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the adequacy of progress made in the disarming of Hamas under the terms of the Com