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HANSARD UkraineWe have had that question before, and we have followed through on the report’s recommendations and on making sure that United Kingdom infrastructure is protected.28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineIt is certainly true that the crisis is having an impact on energy costs and food costs in the United Kingdom. The Chancellor announced measures in his spring statement last week…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineThe DEC appeal has raised more than £200 million and we are deploying our aid into Ukraine. I talked about the work that we are doing with the Australians, and we are supplying…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineCriminal justice checks are done on all those participating in the Homes for Ukraine scheme, to ensure that there is proper safeguarding. I agree with the right hon. Lady about…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI can tell the hon. Lady that this support is being put through the UNHCR and the Governments in countries such as Poland with whom we are working closely. There is direct…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI have been talking to my German counterparts, as has the Energy Secretary, about what can be done to work with Germany to help it move away from Russian gas, oil and coal. The…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is completely right about Moldova. We are working closely with our allies to provide direct support to it and to help it with the refugee situation. That is…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI will take up the right hon. Lady’s case urgently with the Home Office to get it resolved as soon as possible.28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineFirst, any media reports about what the Russians are planning to do should not be taken at face value. What we know is that Putin is not succeeding in his plan, that he is…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineHumanitarian aid is going directly into Ukraine—some of it is being delivered by the UN agency and by international Red Cross, and some by the Ukrainian Government themselves. In…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineIt is very much a priority. We are working closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and with our international counterparts to address that crucial…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineWhat we are doing is maximising the support that we are giving under the UN charter, which allows us to supply Ukraine in its own self-defence. That is effective: we are seeing…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Lady is correct. Many countries have been dependent on Russia, sometimes for defence support, sometimes for food, and sometimes for trade. What we need to do—and what we…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI point out to the hon. Gentleman that Operation Orbital, which was led by the United Kingdom and has trained up 20,000 Ukrainian troops, has been a very important part of the…28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI will certainly happily take forward the hon. Gentleman’s case with the Home Secretary.28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineThere are many things we can do to improve food supply. I am certainly seeing what we can do through our aid budget, and we are looking at our aid strategy at the moment. I…28 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Tahbaz family and I have spoken today. It is a very difficult situation. Morad Tahbaz is of course a tri-national—US, UK and Iranian—and the Iranian Government treat him as…18 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Tahbaz family and I have spoken today. It is a very difficult situation. Morad Tahbaz is of course a tri-national—US, UK and Iranian—and the Iranian Government treat him as…18 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeOn the subject of Morad Tahbaz, we have secured his release on furlough. He is now at home. That was an important point that we pressed with the Iranian Government. I know that…18 Mar 2022HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeOn the subject of Morad Tahbaz, who I spoke to at the end of last year when he was in prison, we have secured his release on furlough. He is now at home. That was an important…18 Mar 2022