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Winterton, Nicholas (3)
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Does my hon. Friend accept that there is strong public opposition to elections being more heavily funded by the taxpayer and the Government? I am happy to associate myself with the comments of the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) in respect of reducing dramatically the amount that parties spend nationally, but perhaps greater funding of local expenditure to enable candidates to put out better literature might be considered.
Does my hon. Friend accept that there is strong public opposition to elections being more heavily funded by the taxpayer and the Government? I am happy to associate myself with the comments of the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) in respect of reducing dramatically the amount that parties spend nationally, but perhaps greater funding of local expenditure to enable candidates to put out better literature might be considered.
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Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
6 November 2006
My hon. Friend has made an important point in his usual effective way.
Subjects
Candidates; Elections; Expenditure; General elections
Date
6 November 2006
Reference
451 c572
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I warmly support what the Foreign Secretary has said in response to the questions put to him on this subject. Does he believe that it is absolutely essential for the long-term possibility of peace and stability in the middle east for the western powers, including this country, to maintain a positive ongoing dialogue with Hamas, which has taken over the Parliament in the Palestinian Authority; and, in addition, that we must maintain the help and aid to the Palestinian people while ensuring, as I believe that he has highlighted in his answers so far, that none of that aid will in any way be adapted to assist terrorism against Israel?
I warmly support what the Foreign Secretary has said in response to the questions put to him on this subject. Does he believe that it is absolutely essential for the long-term possibility of peace and stability in the middle east for the western powers, including this country, to maintain a positive ongoing dialogue with Hamas, which has taken over the Parliament in the Palestinian Authority; and, in addition, that we must maintain the help and aid to the Palestinian people while ensuring, as I believe that he has highlighted in his answers so far, that none of that aid will in any way be adapted to assist terrorism against Israel?
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
7 February 2006
None of us has any interest whatever in, as it were, punishing the Palestinian people for giving the ““wrong”” answer in those elections. We are very conscious of that. They were free and fair elections and we have to respect the decisions of the Palestinian people. At the same time, nor can we gratuitously reward Hamas if it carries on with active support of terrorism and violence. That is why the Quartet has come to a very responsible and cautious position. Aid that was being paid anyway continues to be paid. The ball is in the court of Hamas. We are not expecting it to stand on its head and abandon overnight every position that it has held in the past. We are expecting from it, however, some clear indications of the direction in which it wishes to travel.
As to formal discussions with Hamas, insofar as any discussions took place between representatives of the British Government and Hamas, they were suspended some time ago. Whether they could be reopened would depend on the indications that we had of movement by Hamas.
Subjects
Elections; Palestine; Israel; Middle East; Peace negotiations; Hamas
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
442 c736-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Westminster hall adjournment debate on relations with Iran.
Westminster hall adjournment debate on relations with Iran.
Lead member
Nicholas Winterton
Answering member
Kim Howells
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Elections; Foreign relations; Politics and government; Terrorism; Iran
Date
11 October 2005
Reference
437 c1-22WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons