| Heading: |
Gaza: Journalism |
| Question ID: |
1809473 |
| UIN: |
57408 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4824 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kim Johnson
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Kim Johnson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has held with his Israeli counterparts on lifting restrictions on international journalists to enable them to report on the situation in Gaza. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-12 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5148 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answer text: |
The Foreign Secretary and I have both paid tribute to journalists risking their lives to report in Gaza. Journalists covering conflicts are afforded protection under humanitarian law. The Media have a right to report freely and we urge all parties to perm... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |