Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Conflict and Climate Change in Fragile States: Support for Children - Nov 28

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op): Does the Minister agree that some of the children most affected are in the Middle East, particularly Israel  Is he therefore, like me, surprised—as I found out just an hour ago—that the Foreign Secretary and his predecessor have refused an invitation to meet the families of the children who were massacred on 7 October in Israel  Will he go back to the Foreign Office and say that the Foreign Secretary should meet them immediately?

Lord Harlech (Con): My Lords, I can confirm that the Foreign Secretary went to one of the kibbutzim that suffered the atrocities and that the UK Government are concerned about the disproportionate impact on children of the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. UK humanitarian aid will ensure that the specific needs of children are met. We will remind all parties that in armed conflict children must be protected from all grave violations against them.

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