In Beirut in June 1979 he said:The Crisis in the Region could be resolved by the liquidation of the Zionist entity … We reject the presence of a Palestinian State whose price would be the consecration of the Zionist entity's presence in part of Palestinian territory.

I do not know whether there is much use trying to persuade the Government, after four years and all thedamage that they have clone to the west midlands, that there is a real Crisis in the Region.

The responses to the mounting Crisis in the Regions has been for the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to announce a review of industry aid, savagely cut back once in 1979, with the undisguised prospect of still more cuts.

The response so far from the Government to the economic Crisis in the Region has been inadequate.

If I may say a word about Cambodia, a further reason for the Crisis in the Region has been Vietnam's unwarranted invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978.

We and our European partners consider that the Contadora process and an agreement based on the 21 Contadora objectives is the best opportunity to achieve a comprehensive political solution to the Crisis of the Region.

Mr. Doug Henderson: The UK will continue to play a leading role in responding to the humanitarian Crisis in the Region.

The economic Crisis in the Region has also caused difficulties.

We have established an effective coalition to deal with the humanitarian Crisis in the Region, which, of course, existed before 11th September.

We have established an effective coalition to deal with the humanitarian Crisis in the Region, which of course existed before11 September.

We already had a special representative to the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Vendrell, who was trying to deal with the political Crisis in the Region.

Not many people seem to appreciate that there was a Crisis in the Region before, and that shows how fickle attention is to such matters.

The Council discussed the humanitarian Crisis in the Region, noting the EU's contribution of €130 million in food and humanitarian aid.

If these forecasts are accurate, then there should be a significant reduction in the scale of the Crisis in the Region.

As I have outlined, the provision of food is vital to the short-term relief of the humanitarian Crisis in the Region.

It is still badly affected by its conflict and is at high risk of being caught up in another ongoing Crisis in the Region.

I am rather glad that the Select Committee members who are present today have used Malawi as an example of some of the fundamental underlying problems at the root of the Crisis in the Region.

Zimbabwe is a special case and a shameful case within the Crisis in the Region.

However, there are now African voices, such as the respected Kenyan newspaper, The Nation, calling for the international community to seek ways in which to address the Crisis in the Region.

The assassination of Pierre Gemayel on21 November, only a week ago, has exacerbated the Crisis in the Region.

There is an obvious political Crisis in the Region, and there is an economic crisis, with few jobs and little prosperity, but more urgently there is a real humanitarian crisis, particularly in Gaza.

Our main priority, rightly, is the protection of civilians, because they are the ones being affected most severely by the Crisis in the Region.

There are clearly human rights abuses and a humanitarian Crisis in the Region.

These matters are now arising because we are failing to deal with the Crisis in the Region.

Alongside the refuge that we are offering, we have made a huge contribution to support those people affected by this Crisis in the Region.

Why does the Home Secretary think that responding to this Crisis in the Region of origin and responding to its effects in Europe are mutually exclusive?

Will the Minister update us on what progress has been made on getting other neighbouring countries and other partners to make their proper contribution to helping the humanitarian Crisis in the Region?

That is why the UK continues to be at the forefront of the response to the Crisis in the Region.

We are working with UNHCR and other agencies on the ground to identify the most vulnerable people affected by this Crisis in the Region, and we are relocating those who need relocation in a sensible, managed way.

As other hon. Members said, it is beyond dispute that the UK Government have led the way in Europe in providing financial contributions to tackle the Crisis in the Region.