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HANSARD Ukraine: UK Military Support(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on UK military support to Ukraine.11 May 2022HANSARD Ukraine: UK Military SupportThe Secretary of State promised to keep the House updated on Ukraine; I am grateful for your help, Mr Speaker, in ensuring that he has done so today with this urgent question. It…11 May 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. His presence is welcomed this afternoon by the whole House. We know that it is not entirely his fault, but it is nearly seven…25 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK’s anti-tank and anti-air weapons are proving vital to the Ukrainians in fighting the Russian invasion. The Prime Minister pledged at NATO last week that we will supply a…28 Mar 2022HANSARDFuture Soldier ProgrammeThe heart of our UK commitment to NATO is indeed a fully capable war-fighting division, which the former Chief of the Defence Staff has described as “the standard whereby a…28 Mar 2022HANSARDFuture Soldier ProgrammeMr Speaker, we are proud to receive the letter, which you read out, from the Ukrainian Speaker, and we are proud that President Zelensky said last night: “Britain is definitely on…28 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Minister shakes his head, but let me ask about China. China called yesterday for maximum restraint in Ukraine. Has the Prime Minister spoken to President Xi since the conflict…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI am less concerned about courtesy to me; I am concerned about courtesy to the House and the public, for whom we speak and are here to represent. Turning to the former Prime…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineA week ago, this House stood as one to salute President Zelensky, who told us: “We will not give up and we will not lose.” His address, like his leadership, was deeply moving and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI thank the Defence Secretary and his team for the way they have kept Members in all parts of the House updated and informed, and I thank him for his statement this afternoon.…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaIndeed, we have been slow to appreciate the scale of the disinformation driven by the Russian state directly and by its proxies. We have been slow to realise the extent to which…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI beg to move, That this House condemns Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine; stands in solidarity with Ukrainians in their resistance to Russia’s invasion of their sovereign…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy hon. Friend has been at the forefront in pushing for this, not just in recent weeks but over several years. I sincerely hope that the answer to his question is an emphatic yes,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaOur guiding principle must be that the sanctions are swift, severe and sweeping. On those three tests, what has been done so far still falls short, as my hon. Friend says. This…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy hon. Friend is right, and I expect we may hear from the Minister that exactly that sort of action is being taken. It is certainly what some other European countries are doing,…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI did not hear the hon. Gentleman’s offer to the Home Secretary, so I did not hear her response, but I sincerely hope she bit his hand off for that assistance —if not, I am sure…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for the action he and his Council of Europe colleagues from all parties and all nations took last week. Russia must feel that Putin is leading…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy right hon. Friend is right: I have not had time to see that declaration. To that extent that it has been made, it is clearly welcome, brave and part of a growing chorus of…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI simply endorse what the right hon. Gentleman has said. It is very much in the spirit of the unity of this House on all necessary fronts. I say to the Minister, as I have said on…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy hon. Friend is never irritating. He is a constant presence in this Chamber and I have so much respect for him that I would not dream of doing anything other than give way when…02 Mar 2022