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HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI can indeed. These were men, women and children on their way to church; children were killed and severely injured in the attack. Madam Deputy Speaker, I know you want short…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for being out in Ukraine, demonstrating the solidarity of Government Members and the House in general. As he will have heard in his conversations…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe hon. Gentleman has been in the House long enough to know that I cannot possibly—and I will not start to—respond to such hypotheticals. Part of the challenge of the new US…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman is right that the war has to end and that there has to be a process that can lead to a political and negotiated settlement. My view, and the Government’s…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateYes, I agree with my hon. Friend, and we are. That is part of the preparation for the defence industrial strategy. We want to find ways to maximise the investment going to British…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is right: NATO is the cornerstone of our European security. That is fundamental and the starting point for any future planning. The potential for the EU and the…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI agree. The UK does indeed have a unique leadership role, as my hon. Friend says, alongside the French in the coalition of the willing. In my discussions and involvement with…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdatePresident Trump has created this opportunity. He has created this opportunity of a ceasefire, which the Ukrainians, as a party of peace in this process, have declared they are…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI can indeed. I have been making that argument for some time, before and since the last election. My hon. Friend, who has unique experience, makes the same argument. Ukraine tells…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMy hon. Friend is spot on, and he provides the answer to his own question about how that necessary understanding from what we have seen in Ukraine, and in other conflict zones in…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThat was exactly the focus of the Ukraine defence contact group, and the purpose of pulling those 51 nations and partners together 10 days ago and securing the confirmation of a…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the message of support to Ukrainians from his constituents and businesses in Dorset. He is in a part of the country where some of the most…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateIf I may say so, that was a very moving contribution. Part of the power of this place is not just Ministers and Government accounting to Parliament, but Parliament finding its…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateIf my hon. Friend will permit me, I will double-check with my colleagues in the Department that leads on that and write to her with the latest position on the Abramovich billions.22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI can, indeed. The right hon. Gentleman is exactly right: the potential terms of engagement are an important part of any planning, as are the terms of any peace process and…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe simple answer is that we will do whatever is required as a UK contribution to the NATO alliance. I am proud of the leading role that the UK plays in NATO. I am also proud of…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe hon. Member asks about the £4.5 billion. That is the scale of military support to Ukraine this year. It is more than this country has committed at any time before. That is a…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI do indeed. I wonder whether my hon. Friend might help me with some of my speechwriting, as he put it succinctly and much more sharply than I have done this afternoon. This is…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI have already said this afternoon that the Prime Minister has made it clear to President Trump, as I have done to Secretary Hegseth in the US, that we support absolutely their…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMy hon. Friend mentions a company in his constituency. I do not know whether he is also referring to Sheffield Forgemasters in his constituency, which is a proud industrial firm…22 Apr 2025