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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Middle East: Iran Conflict

Contribution

We have been very clear that we want to see the strait opening. We want this to be free of condition and open for all passage, and that is a position that is shared widely. The noble Lord is absolutely right to remind us of the humanitarian needs at stake here. The impact of the closure is felt not just because supplies of fertiliser, food and other goods are being held, although that is certainly an issue, and not just by seafarers who have been held there for a long time, but because of the impact on long-term growth and access to those goods, particularly but not only for sub-Saharan Africa. Let us hope that the strait can be kept open, so that those goods can flow and those economies and those people can be supported.

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