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HANSARD SanctionsI do not want to abuse privilege, but, to put it bluntly, I have been told of law firms that do not carry out client checks. I have been told of law firms that are effectively…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a really good point. I do not have anything against Ben Elliot; he is a decent enough character. Do I think it is great that Hawthorn does PR for…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe hon. Lady brings me to a point about how oligarchs work. To go back to Ukraine, somebody such as Dmitry Firtash, who is now wanted by the Americans, was set up by Gazprom and…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsIt is a privilege to follow the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge). I will talk a little about enablers, but it might be helpful to talk a little about oligarchs…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend and the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) raise a very important point. CMS took instruction from a Ministry of the Interior official who…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUK Global Strategy11. If he will make an assessment with the Foreign Secretary of the potential merits of introducing a national strategy council to develop and support a long-term global strategy…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUK Global StrategyOn responding to the changing global context, would it be accurate to say that this morning deterrence has failed? Do the Government also agree that perhaps if we had a national…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaThe hon. Gentleman make sensible points. I look forward to working with him on them and I thank him for his intervention. Both the Russia and China leaderships see themselves as…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaAs ever, my right hon. Friend is making some very sensible points. I do not think NATO should be asking Ukraine for membership, which is a 20-year path, because it simply enrages…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaI beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to develop separate but aligned cross-Government strategies for both Russia and China; and further calls on the Government…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaI just want to thank Members very much for taking part in the debate. This is a pretty miserable day for all of us who care about democracy in Europe, so let us hope for the best.…24 Feb 2022HANSARDRelationship with Russia and ChinaI am delighted by what the Minister is saying. I have just received news that the Ukrainian embassy is putting out a list of medicines that it urgently needs. Will the Government…24 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Prime Minister for his words and, if I understood correctly, his early commitment to an economic crime Bill and a kleptocracy cell. In relation to that, will there be…24 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI shall make some progress and not take another intervention, thank you so much. When we are talking about influence, we need to be talking about the influence that senior peers…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In my speech, I was going to name another Member of the House of Lords—I will not do so—who has recently taken leave of the House of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceDoes my hon. Friend agree that SWIFT is a messaging system between banks, so cutting off other Russian banks from the messaging system is not quite the nuclear option that people…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI do not know enough about that, so I will have to respect the experts’ opinions, but the hon. Gentleman makes a potentially valid point. I would like us to look at the economic…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI will make some progress. Does anyone here respect Peter Mandelson, or does anyone want to—23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would anyone like to defend the actions of various peers who have defended—23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI will aim my remarks very much through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, but at the Minister. There has been a lot of smoke about events; it would be nice if he could give us some light…23 Feb 2022