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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes a very important point about the immunosuppressed and the need to identify them correctly. We currently think that there are 1.3 million. Yes, of course they…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have the utmost respect for the media, and I of course study it as much as I can, but I have to say that the package that the UK has put forward has been leading the world, and…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI think that the whole House understands the pressures on carers and the immense amount that they contribute to our society. We are doing our best to support people throughout our…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am only too happy—thrilled—to visit my hon. Friend in Meriden at any time.23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhen I was Mayor of London I always yearned to be in a position to put that through Parliament, and now I am. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend and we will ensure we give…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI do not think any Government could conceivably be doing more to root out corrupt Russian money, and that is what we are going to do. We can be proud of what we have already done…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes. As a cyclist, I share my hon. Friend’s passion on this issue. We do need to crack down on speeding, which plays a role in excessive deaths on our roads. The Department for…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman was right to come to me then—I have always enjoyed talking to him, as I have told him many times—and he is right on the issue. We do need to stop corrupt…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs I said, the UK has been out in front in offering military support to Ukraine, and I am grateful for what the right hon. and learned Gentleman said yesterday about the need to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful for the general support that the Opposition have given not just to our economic sanctions but to the package of military support, which will intensify. We want to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsI believe my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has already asked Ofcom to review that matter, but we live in a democracy and a country…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineDifferent countries have different priorities and considerations. It is considerably easier for us to impose economic sanctions, and it is difficult for some other countries to…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI think that it is inevitable, given what is happening in Ukraine and on the borders of Ukraine, that we will be coming forward with a much bigger package of sanctions. What we…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineYes, we certainly will. It was very good to talk to Prime Minister Kallas of Estonia the other day about Operation Cabrit and the UK troops at Tapa. She warmly welcomes them and…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for accurately reciting what I said, because that is what we are doing. We are now sanctioning them very heavily for what they are doing in…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineYes, and in every conversation I have had in the last few weeks and months about Ukraine, we have focused on this issue of supporting the Ukrainian economy. One of the reasons…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineWe certainly are taking on the bankers. We are hitting Russia’s financial interests, and we will continue to hit them harder.22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI think it inevitable that there will be more sanctions to come, because I am afraid I think it inevitable that Vladimir Putin will continue his flagrant violation of…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe best way to avoid a refugee crisis is for President Putin to de-escalate, and the best way to get him to de-escalate is for the west to be united. That is why we are…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI am glad that the hon. Gentleman brings up the integrated review. He will see that very early on in it we say clearly that the Euro-Atlantic theatre is our No. 1 issue of concern.22 Feb 2022