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HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy hon. Friend makes a good point. We share those goals, and I know that everyone in this House is committed to the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. I have heard many across the…17 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI am very clear that our proposed solution reduces bureaucracy all round. It will make the EU no worse off, in that we will continue to protect the single market, supply the…17 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI have been clear that our priority is restoring the balance of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. While our preference is to secure a negotiated outcome with the European Union,…17 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe right hon. Gentleman points out that we need more flexibility from the EU, and need a changed mandate. His point about sandwiches from Yorkshire cannot be addressed through…17 May 2022HANSARDInternational Development StrategyToday we have laid out our vision for the future of UK international development. Development will be at the heart of the UK’s foreign policy, which uses all the levers…16 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe integrated review made it very clear that Russia was the No. 1 threat that we were concerned about, and it reflected that. President Putin and his regime are making these…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineI know that the Home Office is working hard to speed up the visa process, and we are now seeing more visas come through, but I will be happy to raise the case that the hon. Member…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineI am absolutely committed to ensuring that all those appalling acts, and all the perpetrators, are held to account and I will be saying a bit more about that. We have been…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman highlights a very real risk, which is why it is right that we and our allies are stepping up our provision of weaponry to Ukraine, and putting extra support…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineWe stand with Finland and Sweden. I recently met both countries’ Foreign Ministers at our NATO meeting in Brussels, and we would very much support their applications, but joining…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineI beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine. Putin’s unprovoked, illegal war has now entered its third month. Russian forces failed in their initial war…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend is right. We have been leading on providing that equipment. My hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces has informed me that the US has provided 200,000…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly agree with my hon. Friend that we need to bring these perpetrators to justice. That is why we are funding the ICC to do more, as well as collecting our own evidence…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is right that it is absolutely crucial that we cut off Russian funding from hydrocarbons. That is currently accounting for a third of the Russian economy, so…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased that we were able to resolve the funding issues so that the Westminster Foundation for Democracy could continue its excellent work. What we are learning about as a…26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineI do agree with my right hon. Friend. We are looking at what we can do in the long term with those assets, and I am working very closely with the Treasury on that. We have also…26 Apr 2022HANSARDIndia: Economic and Security RelationshipOf course, I have discussed the issue of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine with the Indian Government, but the right hon. Gentleman is completely wrong if he thinks that the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDespite having failed in his initial aims, Putin continues his barbaric war in Ukraine. The United Kingdom, together with our allies, has stepped up sanctions and lethal aid. We…26 Apr 2022HANSARDIndia: Economic and Security RelationshipOf course we raise the issue of human rights with the Indian Government. Indeed, later this summer we will host a conference in London on the subject of religious freedom, led by…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: we are working closely with our international allies. We committed extra billions at the spring meetings last week to help to provide food aid…26 Apr 2022