Nicholas Soames’s Question to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; The Rt Hon William Hague MP; on the Middle East, on Tuesday 3rd September, 2013.

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con): In view of the disappointing vote in the House the other night, will my right hon. Friend confirm that British ambassadors throughout the middle east will be especially strong in convincing our partners, allies and friends of our continuing staunch commitment to the middle east?

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague): Yes, absolutely—I give my right hon. Friend that assurance. Notwithstanding the vote last week, the United Kingdom remains highly active in many ways, as we have already discussed in questions, including through our humanitarian assistance and our diplomatic work, in pushing forward the middle east peace process, in our determination to bring about a political settlement in Syria, and in helping the stability of Lebanon and Jordan. The United Kingdom must always play a strong role in international affairs, including by helping to bring stability to the middle east.

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