Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 72427
Hamas: Ceasefires
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to Hamas on agreeing US proposals to secure a ceasefire.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK has long retained a policy of no contact with Hamas who are a proscribed terrorist organisation. We are clear that Hamas must neither govern Gaza nor be a threat to Israel anymore.