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HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank the hon. Lady for all she is doing and for championing these issues. The United Kingdom is preparing to sign a 100-year partnership with Ukraine. That is the nature and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysThis is the second or third occasion on which I have been able to answer a question from the hon. Gentleman. He has a humility and gentleness that I am sure will serve him well in…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her leadership of the Foreign Affairs Committee. She is right that Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious risk to the UK…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. As I outlined, this morning I spoke to a meeting of the Weimar group of nations across Europe. It is not a forum in which the UK…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysThe hon. Member asked me a number of questions. He raised the issue of licences, which I have also seen mentioned in the papers. I can assure him that we have looked at that…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysThis is my first opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on becoming Chair of the Defence Committee. He asks a question that is in the news at this time. We continue to discuss…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank Liberal Democrat Members for their continued support. The hon. Lady is right to evoke the huge volunteer spirit across our country. I think of the thousands of people…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank my hon. Friend for all he does in the all-party parliamentary group on Ukraine to champion the country’s cause in this Parliament and beyond, with the visits he has made…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on Ukraine. It has been 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion stunned the world—1,000 days in which Ukrainian bravery…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI understand the right hon. Gentleman’s strength of feeling and why, as a Back Bencher, he is doubling down on the issue. I think he will see that this Government have led and…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysMy hon. Friend’s question allows me to say that sanctions have deprived Russia of more than $400 billion since February 2022, which is equivalent to four more years of funding for…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her work previously on the Foreign Affairs Committee. We were able to work together quite well when I was in my shadow role. The hon. Lady is…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysThe point the hon. Gentleman makes is precisely the point I made to European allies this morning. I did not have the Northern Ireland accent, but— believe me—I made the point as…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysThis is my first opportunity to congratulate the right hon. Lady on taking up her post as shadow Foreign Secretary. We will probably disagree occasionally across the Dispatch Box…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI do not take issue with the right hon. Gentleman saying that there are still gaps and holes, and that Putin has been very clever in attempting to get around the sanctions that I…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI am not foot-dragging. We are leading, but we must be careful not to discuss these plans in detail in the House. I gently say to the hon. Member that we must not abuse the fact…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank my hon. Friend for that question and for his continued work. We are committed to strengthening sanctions enforcement. Through the October launch of the new Office of Trade…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I say to the British people that they should take heart from the fact that this Parliament is speaking with one voice. If we as a country…19 Nov 2024HANSARDSudan Funding UpliftI would like to update the House on UK action to respond to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, including our support to the Sudanese people affected by violence. The conflict between…18 Nov 2024HANSARDEuropean Political Community: Budapest SummitOn Thursday 7 November, the Prime Minister attended the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary. Four months after the UK hosted the EPC at Blenheim Palace, 48…18 Nov 2024