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HANSARDRussia: SanctionsFirst, may I thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for his constructive approach? It is vital that all Members of the House demonstrate their support for freedom and democracy in the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI had hoped that the hon. Lady would welcome the fact that we are introducing our toughest ever sanctions regime on Russia, which will be in place by 10 February. We are acting…31 Jan 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on what we are doing to tackle Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Moscow’s malign intent is clear: it has…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is the country where the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was developed. It has been supplied at cost around the world and I have seen it being produced in the Serum Institute in…25 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Dispute ResolutionThe fact is that the Northern Ireland protocol is not working. We need to make sure that the dispute resolution mechanism under the protocol is in line with that in the UK-EU…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsI hosted Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in London in December. I speak to him regularly and I will be visiting Ukraine next week. A further military incursion by Russia into…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsThe right hon. Gentleman makes an extremely good point. In the 1994 Budapest memorandum, Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for the continued protection of…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are working with allies and partners across the world because this is a threat not just to Europe, but to broader global…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsTogether with our allies, we are standing up to Russian aggression. We will not tolerate their campaign of hybrid warfare aiming to destabilise democracies across eastern Europe.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsI met the Prime Minister last night to discuss this very serious issue. He had a call with President Biden, President Macron and Chancellor Scholz to continue to co-ordinate our…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Defence Secretary said, it is unlikely that that would be the circumstance, but we are working very hard to make sure that Ukraine has the defensive weapons that it needs;…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsThe hon. Lady makes the very important point that, as well as the risk of an incursion into Ukraine, there are efforts by the Russian Government to destabilise and undermine…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnlike the hon. Gentleman, I have faith in Cumbrian farmers, and I believe that they are world-beating, and Cumbrian lamb is world-beating. So I encourage the hon. Gentleman to…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the undermining that Russia is seeking to do of European democracy, including Ukraine, and Russia’s activities through Belarus and its…25 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Dispute ResolutionI completely agree with my hon. Friend on the urgency of this situation, which is why we have been holding intensive talks with the EU to resolve the very real issues there are…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis negotiation is urgent, and progress has not been fast enough. We continue to work in close partnership with our allies, but the negotiations are reaching a dangerous impasse.…25 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Dispute ResolutionI assure the hon. Gentleman that I am working very hard with my EU counterparts to resolve the difficult situation in Northern Ireland. We need to sort this out as soon as…25 Jan 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Dispute ResolutionMy hon. Friend makes a good point about biosecurity. Of course, that is a key priority for us and the European Union. We are exploring all options that maintain the sovereignty…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsI strongly agree again with the right hon. Gentleman. We will make sure that we have the wherewithal to have a very severe package of sanctions in the case of any Russian…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are soon to launch the developing countries trading scheme, which will help developing countries to get better access to the UK market. We have also just launched British…25 Jan 2022