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HANSARD UkraineAs my right hon. and gallant Friend knows, I am a good, old-fashioned team gunner, so I understand ballistic artillery and very little else, but I am assured by my right hon.…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine. This week, the war that President Putin expected to last just three days reaches a year in duration.…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI assure my right hon. Friend—I will make reference to this later on in my remarks—that the determination of the Ukrainian people is unbounded. I will talk about what further…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThat is an extremely important point, and one that, again, I will refer to later in my speech. I will say now, however, that when I visited Kyiv and Irpin and spoke with…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe British people, in every corner of the United Kingdom, have demonstrated a generosity of spirit that is admirable. That should make every single Member of this House proud.…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is mistaken in his assessment of how far forward other countries are in this situation. We are all looking at how we can ensure—I will make reference to this…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe simple truth is that we have to make sure we provide the Ukrainians with the ammunition they need to get the job done. Our industrial base will have to step up a gear, I have…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineGiven the number of people in the Chamber, I will try to make progress before taking another intervention. In addition to our £2.3 billion of military support, we are providing…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. It is not directly linked to the subject of this debate, but I can reassure him that I have been in regular contact with the Turkish…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is right to say that we need to support the Ukrainians until they are victorious. I have made the point on the international stage, including at the Munich…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. We have joined a working group to look at a special vehicle for full accountability, because, as I said in response to an earlier…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI will make some more progress, because a number of the interventions made so far have touched on points that I was planning to make in my speech, but I assure my right hon.…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThat is another extremely important point, to which I referred when I made some brief comments to the press after my meeting with Foreign Minister Kuleba in Kyiv. It would…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI will make progress. And we are providing £5 million for safety and security equipment for the civil nuclear sector. We are working closely with international partners to reduce…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeI am happy to pay tribute to Islamic Relief and other charities and non-governmental organisations that are active in the region. The hon. Lady is right that, sadly, whether it be…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that disasters like this do not discriminate, and neither will we. We will work closely with the United Nations. Obviously, we do not have a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeWe have been in close contact with our Turkish counterparts from very early on in this situation. Obviously, we have a very close military relationship through NATO. Turkey has a…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeThe hon. Lady makes a very important point, and it is one that I raised in my last bilateral meeting with Martin Griffiths. As she said, this has had a significant detrimental…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeI will take the ideas that my right hon. Friend put forward very seriously. The initial assessment of need is very much in urban search and rescue, and the UK, along with a number…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeThe hon. Lady makes a sad but important point. This situation will evolve, and sadly, it is highly likely to get much worse before it gets better. I will make sure that my office…07 Feb 2023