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HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaI think I can answer on behalf of my cross-departmental colleagues by saying that there are many conversations. We recognise the centrality of Turkey’s importance as a strong NATO…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaMy right hon. Friend’s analogy of Russia as a bully is absolutely correct. We are focused on increasing ammunition supplies. My judgment is that the $61 billion package from the…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for asking an extremely good and valid question that puts the issue of Ukraine in regional context—in the context of the influence that Russia…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaThat is a very good question. The support we are giving is welcoming those countries as brother and sister countries into the defensive NATO alliance. In our case, we are very…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaI am glad that the hon. Gentleman pointed out the remarkable courage of our Ukrainian friends in their efforts to counter the new axis of advance in the Kharkiv region, and we…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaVery soon.15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaThe answer is yes. One can see the extraordinary mobilisation of the Russian state and society, and the huge expenditure that Putin is having to incur to maintain momentum in his…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaI agree with my hon. Friend’s analysis of Georgia’s NATO aspirations—that is clear. The support we can give now is to continue our remarkable supply of lethal aid, particularly…15 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaIn truth, those are questions for my colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, but our analysis is that the strong relationship we have with the Georgians in…15 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekThis has been a powerful and measured debate, and I am grateful to the Opposition Front Benchers and all hon. and right hon. and gallant Members for the sincerity and power with…14 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekIt is my great honour to acknowledge my hon. Friend’s intervention and to put on record our gratitude for his father’s heroism in action, for which he was posthumously awarded the…14 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy hon. Friend is correct: we do need to increase that flow. What would be a game changer is opening the port of Ashdod, and we continue to make that point forcefully to our…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastI agree with the hon. Gentleman; he rightly says that putting in 2.5% of GDP by 2030 will provide that boost and ensure that we have the operational capability to achieve that…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy right hon. and learned Friend makes a very good point.29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastWe have one of the world’s toughest arms export regimes, of which we should be very proud.29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastWe always make the point to our Israeli colleagues that the protection of civilian life is imperative. We acknowledge that Israel has an absolute right to self-defence, and we…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy right hon. Friend asks a very good question, and a huge amount of effort is going into this. We are energetically leaning into the prospect of a greater degree of aid flowing…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastI can, of course, give my hon. Friend that assurance. It is a highly sensitive subject, and if he would care to raise the case with me individually, we will do what we can to…29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about that, and we should be grateful for the role played by the RAF. It is a reminder that the price of peace is eternal vigilance.29 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastI believe they do, yes.29 Apr 2024