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HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaThat was certainly a point raised with the Prime Minister earlier today. For me, action immediately, in the current crisis, given the current invasion and the killing going on in…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaThe first thing that I want Ukrainians now forced to flee Ukraine to know is that if they have family in Britain, they can be reunited. This is about extended family members who…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaIndeed, one of our fundamental values as a British democracy is the right to free speech and information. Those freedoms come at a price, and that is often the price that…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI did promise to be quite brief, but I will of course give way.02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaThen the hon. Gentleman has answered his own question; I am delighted he was able to answer it with an emphatic yes. I turn now to the fifth dimension, where the Government will…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI thank my hon. Friend and endorse what he has said. I hope he will endorse the fact that as a party and, I hope, as a House, we are ready to back calls for a ceasefire. We want…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe whole House appreciates your willingness to allow this urgent question, Mr Speaker, and the manner in which the Minister is briefing the House and the way in which his…25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityThank you, Mr Speaker, and may I extend a warm Labour welcome to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and her team this afternoon? The Government have Labour’s full support…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Defence Secretary has been busy in recent weeks, so I welcome his statement today and thank him for keeping the Opposition parties updated on Ukraine during these grave…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityWhether or not President Putin gives the go-ahead to military invasion, this unprecedented military intimidation is part of a long pattern of aggression against western nations,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMali’s military rulers recently hired 1,000 Russian mercenaries, and four days ago France announced the withdrawal of all of its 2,400 troops based in Mali to combat the growing…21 Feb 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryThis Government now really are desperate. They are desperate to distract attention from accusations about the Prime Minister lying and partying in Downing Street, and they are…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I welcome its contents and make clear Labour’s full backing for the steps the Government have been taking on…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday’s US-Russia talks in Geneva start a critical week of dialogue over Ukraine. I assure the Secretary of State that we fully support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial…10 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Defence JobsMay I start by thanking the Defence Secretary and you, Mr Speaker, for the words about Jack Dromey? On this side, we mourn deeply his very sad and sudden death. He touched…10 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Defence JobsThe Sentinel was, of course, retired before the replacement E-7 Wedgetails were ready, so the MOD rightly accounted for £147 million in constructive loss in its accounts. However,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Ajax Noise and Vibration ReviewI start by thanking the Minister for advance sight of his statement and for publishing this Ajax noise and vibration report. I pay tribute to his determination to get to the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCommunity Debt Advice ServicesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all her work on this issue. She makes a powerful point about the shift in priority, and therefore funding, from face-to-face debt advice to…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierLook at the Red Book.25 Nov 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, although I am disappointed not to receive the breakdown of the new Army structure, as I know he intended, which…25 Nov 2021