Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Organisations: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Current role holder: Hamish Falconer MP

Responsibilities

• Middle East and North Africa

• Afghanistan and Pakistan

• consular and crisis

Current role holder

Hamish Falconer MP

Hamish Falconer was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 18 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Lincoln in July 2024.

Follow Hamish on X: @HFalconerMP.

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• Minister for the Middle East speech at Wilton Park conference on Gaza recovery and reconstruction
  • 13 October 2025
  • Speech
• Statement on the release of Peter and Barbara Reynolds from Afghanistan
  • 19 September 2025
  • Press release
• UK building closer ties with Syria, supporting accountability and regional security
  • 27 August 2025
  • Press release
• UK sanctions networks enabling Iran's destabilising activity
  • 21 August 2025
  • Press release
• UK strengthens international diplomacy to tackle illegal migration
  • 20 August 2025
  • News story
• UK provides vital support to over 85,000 Syrians following recent violence
  • 05 August 2025
  • Press release
• The humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza is essential, but long overdue. The United Nations must be allowed to save lives, reduce suffering and preserve dignity: UK statement at the UN Two-State Solution conference.
  • 28 July 2025
  • Speech
• The UK welcomes the ceasefire in southern Syria and urges all sides to stick to it: UK statement at the UN Security Council
  • 28 July 2025
  • Speech
• Sixth evacuation flight from Israel scheduled for Sunday 29 June
  • 27 June 2025
  • Press release
• Israel and the OPTs: Minister for the Middle East Statement
  • 10 June 2025
  • Written statement

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