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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right about the reckless actions of President Putin and about the destabilisation and attempted destabilisation of nuclear facilities, which the United…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsPutin’s actions have shattered European security. In response, we have been at the forefront of providing support for Ukraine, stepping up sanctions to debilitate the Russian…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Lady about the appalling atrocities that are taking place and the need to document those atrocities. That is why the UK with partners—38 states—put the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know from my time at the Department for International Trade that those agreements tend to be signed off by officials.08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe world, including China, is watching how we and our partners respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine. The reality is that the only thing that Putin and Xi understand is…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure the hon. Gentleman that I am dealing with this matter. I met various European countries last week to discuss reforming the Northern Ireland protocol, which simply is…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat the hon. and learned Lady said is simply not true. The Polish Government, who the hon. and learned Lady should be listening to—and she should take responsibility here—have…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my right hon. Friend’s deep attachment to our Tokyo facilities and am working very hard with our officials on what we can do to make sure we retain our terrific presence,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsTogether with our G7 allies, we have put the toughest sanctions on Russia in our history. We have sanctioned 228 individuals and entities. Our bank sanctions target £259…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. Amendments from the House of Lords to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 made it cumbersome and slow for us to sanction those individuals.…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working with our international partners. I attended a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council along with the US and Canada. We are talking about enforcement and are…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am looking at this issue urgently with the Transport Secretary and I will get back to the right hon. Gentleman with that information.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am looking very closely at this with my colleague the Transport Secretary to get it addressed as soon as possible.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am happy to raise that issue.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am very clear that there is a tough road ahead. We are with the Ukrainian people. We know that this could last for some time. At yesterday’s meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers we…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe have worked very closely with the Treasury on this package of sanctions, and we are certainly looking at tackling every possible route that could be used to undermine the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI can assure the right hon. Gentleman that the ones named in the statement are either in our legislation or have already been sanctioned. The point about working with our allies…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI thank my hon. Friend for her very innovative idea and I will certainly have a look at it.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI will look into the case the hon. Gentleman raises.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe would be absolutely delighted to do that.28 Feb 2022