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HANSARDUkraineI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for his kind comments. On his point about nuclear rhetoric, we have seen this pattern before. President Putin uses it as a sabre to…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments and I look forward to working across the Dispatch Boxes on these vital issues. On the hon. Gentleman’s comments about the…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s comments. I reiterate what I said at the start: President Putin’s comments are irresponsible. No other country is talking about nuclear…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineRussia’s continuing assault on Ukraine is an unprovoked and premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state and it continues to threaten global security. This week, my…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineIndeed, and we are already supplying levels of air support. What I said earlier remains relevant: we will continue to work with the Ukrainians to try to deliver what they need to…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the new addition to his family; I know that his grandchild will not have any problem in having someone to give them a bedtime story. The hon.…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineWe are getting back into the question of the horrific war crimes that are taking place; we are working as closely as we can with international allies in that area. This is of…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineAs I said, I cannot answer that question from the Dispatch Box, but I will look into it and respond to the hon. Gentleman in writing.11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the hon. Gentleman—those are kind words from somebody of his experience—and he is absolutely right to speak about the real danger that the world is in, with Russia raising…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineAs I made clear earlier, we remain committed to the NATO alliance and to providing what resources NATO needs, where and when they are needed. The UK has not withdrawn from…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI can give that assurance to the right hon. Gentleman, because that is indeed what we are doing. As I made clear earlier, the Government’s position on no-fly zones remains…11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy colleagues and I will indeed take up the issues that are being raised on the Floor of the House with the relevant Departments. We will make sure that those conversations are…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateFirst, I thank my right hon. Friend for mentioning Turkey’s role in getting the grain out. Indeed, Turkey remains a valued and vital ally in the NATO alliance. I am sure that he,…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDeclare an interest!21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Before I ask my question, I make the House aware that I am a member and vice-chairman of the all-party parliamentary groups on Argentina, on Latin America,…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandMay I welcome my right hon. Friend to his place and say how good it is that he has had direct experience with Kath Sansom and the work of Sling the Mesh? I also pay tribute to the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDChina: Countering ThreatsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the emerging threats from China show NATO was right to make cyber and space among the key frontiers, along with the traditional three, and that,…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsAs I said in my speech, some of the wage demands are inappropriate. To put them into context, given the way in which MPs’ salaries are set with the raise in the average public…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThe behaviour and the pay demands of the public sector at this time are unjust. Plenty of my constituents who work in the private sector will receive nowhere near those pay…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsWhat assessment has my hon. Friend made of the availability of spare teachers, nurses and train drivers to fill the gaps during a strike?11 Jul 2022