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HANSARDUkraineWe can get that into the hands of Ukrainians as soon as it is available for that purpose. I announced the new contract to produce short-range air defence missiles, the…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI will indeed. At no point during the two days of NATO Defence Ministers’ talks was there any indication of the sort of views that the right hon. Gentleman suggests that some in…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend knows this territory as well as anybody else in the House. He will know that over the 973 days the UK Government have changed fundamentally the way in which we go…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman was listening to my statement, but I made it clear that this is a critical period in the conflict. Ukraine is under huge pressure,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend is right. Her very words were spoken by several Defence Ministers in Brussels. Defence of the UK and of Europe starts in Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting for the same…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineWe provide Ukraine with the weaponry and support to defend its country, freedom and people. There is a consistency in that and there is no bar to Ukraine striking Russian military…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineWhile there has been no change in the basis on which we provide military aid to Ukraine, there is a change in the approach we take not just to providing aid but to producing some…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineHappily, I can indeed. The Foreign Secretary was in China on 18 and 19 October. He met his counterpart, the Foreign Minister, and talked about the areas on which our countries may…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI can absolutely assure the hon. Member that it is increasing. I have already spoken about the production of short-range air defence missiles—the LMMs—which is increasing to meet…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI regret to say to my hon. Friend that I am not in a position to give the House any more details about that. Suffice it to say, we are watching and monitoring this extremely…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineWe have stepped up the support we provide to Ukraine, but there has been no change in the basis on which we provide that support to Ukraine.22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend is right. It is not just that we can confirm today that we are making the additional loan money available to the Ukrainians; it is also important to remember that…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Lady is right. We totally condemn North Korea’s involvement and support for Russia, from arms transfer to any further developments. As I said in my statement, that…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI will indeed. I have had the privilege of visiting Interflex training courses four times now, I think. I visited the second ever course at Salisbury plain. It is deeply moving to…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineNothing will shake our commitment to continuing the Interflex training programme. We are determined and we will continue that throughout 2025. Many of the partner countries that…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineThe principle behind this funding is that we put it in the hands of the Ukrainians. The Ukrainians are in the best position—and must be in the position—to decide how best to use…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI can indeed do so. I came away from the G7 meeting in Naples and from the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels reinforced in my view that there is a determination not…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineWe are determined, on the contrary, to maintain and step up the military aid required from the UK. I found a similar determination from Defence Ministers across the NATO nations.…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his thanks, but those thanks should really go to the Chancellor, because the Treasury has led the work on ensuring that we can put in place…22 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineWherever there are signs of the breaching of UN resolutions and sanctions or of a dangerous escalation in support of Russia, we will act. We have acted before. My hon. Friend is…22 Oct 2024