Statement on Middle East and North Africa
15 February 2011 (updated on 15 February 2011)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 14 February on recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs to the statement. Also find more information on some of the current parliamentary material available on the Middle East in the Topics section of the Parliament website.
- Video and Audio: Statement on the Middle East
- Commons Hansard: Statement on the Middle East
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Topics: Middle East
Oral statements
Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.