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HANSARD UkraineThere is no doubt that, when dealing with a country such as Russia that is armed with tactical low-yield nuclear weapons, which we do not have in huge numbers in our arsenal, we…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThis is a damning report about the absence of leadership, focus and discipline in No. 10, the one place where we expect to find those attributes in abundance. I have made my…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is linking the impact of sanctions to the military progress and what we should be doing on the ground; he is therefore in danger of coming close to having a…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI commend my hon. Friend for the work that he and the Ministry of Defence have done in supporting the Ukrainian forces in their hour of need. We face a dilemma, in that as we…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend has been very generous in giving way. I was pleased to attend the Lennart Meri security conference in Tallinn last weekend, and my right hon. Friend the Minister…25 May 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateYou heard it here first, Mr Speaker: there was a request for more urgent questions that I am happy to oblige. I very much welcome the statement, which focused on the operational.…25 Apr 2022HANSARDSanctionsIt is indeed day five of the fighting, but the bells of St Michael’s in Kyiv continue to ring as the Ukrainians thwart the progress of the Russian Red Army. Good on them: Slava…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI welcome the Government’s efforts today, but Russia’s actions move us into a new and more dangerous phase of the crisis and require us to adopt a more robust, long-term approach…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI welcome this statement. The penny was dropping at the Munich security conference that this is about not just Ukraine, but a wider realignment of global power with the formation…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityMay I join you, Mr Speaker, in welcoming our American friends to the House of Commons today? Last week I saw at first hand how UK and American efforts are working hard to support…21 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Tennis CourtsI welcome greater efforts by the Government to improve internet access, but I met the families federations of the Navy, Army and the RAF, and they are concerned about access to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseLet us cut to the chase: no Minister has met the Taliban. I met them in November and they told me to my face that they could not cope. That is what is leading to extreme poverty,…09 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI welcome the statement and the wider steps that the UK is taking to support Ukraine. My concern is that western tactical responses are playing into Putin’s strategy. Seeking…31 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineAs the Prime Minister articulates, the west is now regrouping, but the penny is also dropping: the threat of sanctions will not deter the Russian aggression, and a total or even…25 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryTo ask the Minister for the Armed Forces to make a statement on the migrant channel issues and the role of the military.18 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryI am grateful to the Minister for that clarification. We are rightly proud of our armed forces, who watch our backs and defend our interests across the world, and who are equipped…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Defence Secretary for not only keeping the House informed, but for working tirelessly behind the scenes to push NATO to do as much as it can, given the limits of that…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is the sort of grey-zone interference we now anticipate and expect from China but, given the fact that it has happened to…13 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI very much welcome the reduction of the self-isolation time to five days, which will be appreciated by the hospitality industry, particularly in Bournemouth. I am proud to say…13 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityPutin’s ultimatum in December, placing unrealistic demands on NATO’s forced presence in eastern Europe and giving Russia licence to invade Ukraine, was clearly designed to be…10 Jan 2022