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HANSARDUkraine UpdateWe will look at every request quickly and genuinely, and do whatever we can to help Ukraine. I thank my hon. Friend for his kind comments, but I think it is what Britain stands…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI agree 100% with my hon. Friend. My hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces met the International Committee of the Red Cross only last week to discuss exactly that. It is…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy hon. Friend makes some wise observations. Just on the jet issue, and on all lethal aid issues, it is, in a sense, for each individual country to make the unique choice that it…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI would have to have pretty wide eyesight, as my right hon. Friend is in Washington at the moment, but if I had some massive binoculars, I would definitely pass on the message. I…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateOn a no-fly zone, we have set out our position, and I am not going into hypotheticals and what-ifs. Nevertheless, at the moment the balance is that I do not think it would suit…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the southern flank. The south is the one area where the Russians have made advances, obviously using Crimea, which they illegally…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateWe have not yet had any request for humanitarian support from neighbouring countries. As soon as they do request support, we will be happy to deploy those troops to help in that…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend. First, there are the high-velocity missiles to assist the Ukrainian air force to fly freely in the airspace. Also, one way the Ukrainians are…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNon-UK Service Personnel Settlement Fees: Public Consultation OutcomeThis is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for the Home Office (Pritti Patel). Last year we announced that a public consultation would be held seeking views on a policy…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityContrary to the right hon. Member’s observation on the integrated review, I think that it has been proved correct. First, alliances—whether NATO, bilateral or trilateral, and…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Gentleman raises a point about Minsk. I was clear in my press conference in Moscow and elsewhere that both Russia and Ukraine signed Minsk. As he will know, and as…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. On his comments about the winter Olympics, I have one of only two English curling rinks at Barton Grange in my constituency. I look forward to…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityWe are working through those details right now and, as soon as I can, I will update the hon. Gentleman and the House. It is incredibly important we recognise that Ukraine borders…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineRussia’s malign activity—we have packaged it up and called it that—has been a long-running challenge that we have seen in the likes of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In all of this, we…21 Feb 2022HANSARDWomen in the Armed ForcesWomen are an integral part of our armed forces and have thriving careers. The Defence Committee’s report on women in the armed forces made a number of important recommendations.…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineWe must not forget that Ukraine has had 10,000 people killed since the invasion of Donbas. Often weekly or monthly on that line of control, this affects young men and women who…21 Feb 2022HANSARDWomen in the Armed ForcesI am saddened to hear what the hon. Lady says. I would be delighted to meet her to discuss it; if she brings along the detail of the examples to which she refers, I will be very…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe hon. Gentleman is right on his last point; the reaction absolutely has to be harder, and unified; and we need to stick to it. Often, the calculation in Russia is that we will…21 Feb 2022HANSARDWomen in the Armed ForcesSome of our best ambassadors are women, and I hope that soon even more of our best defence attachés will be women. Defence engagement is an extremely important part of defence.…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe marked difference with Russia is that it does not have any allies. Belarus is its only ally. By your friends you shall be judged, and Belarus is it. This is one of the…21 Feb 2022