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HANSARDGender Specific Religious PersecutionIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Rees. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for bringing this debate. He speaks on the topic with great…17 Mar 2022HANSARDGender Specific Religious PersecutionTold you. This is a shocking and painful issue, especially when we hear specific cases such as those brought up in the Chamber today—they are harrowing beyond belief. People who…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPeace and Stability in the BalkansTurkey is a significant country in the near neighbourhood of the western Balkans. It is a NATO ally. I enjoy a good relationship with my opposite number in the Turkish Government,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPeace and Stability in the BalkansIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Bone, and I genuinely thank the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David), my former Labour Front-Bench shadow, for initiating…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPeace and Stability in the BalkansI hear the points made by the hon. Gentleman. Obviously, our formal membership of EUFOR stopped with our departure from the European Union, but that should not be read in any way…16 Mar 2022HANSARDPeace and Stability in the BalkansSorry; I mean the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty)—my knowledge of Cardiff geography is not as strong as it should be, lovely city though it is—who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThat is lovely. It is not usually nice to be wrong at the Dispatch Box, but I am incredibly proud that the figure I quoted, which was accurate a few hours ago when this speech was…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI will listen to what my hon. Friend has said. As with all military conflict this is based on medical need, but I will take the point he has made. I feel that a number of Labour…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy right hon. Friend has made an important point about munitions systems being inherently defensive when a country is under attack. He has also made an important point about…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI can assure the hon. Gentleman and the House that we will continue applying sanctions to the Russians to continue the pressure on Vladimir Putin and to choke off the supply of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy hon. and gallant Friend makes an important point. We have heard anecdotally that Ukrainians are shouting “God save the Queen!” as they fire those weapons at the tanks that have…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about ensuring that we give due publicity to the people, institutions and entities who have been sanctioned. I will ensure that the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe sad truth, I think, is that Vladimir Putin has been plotting this expansionist idea of his for quite some time. I do not agree that it is necessarily linked with domestic…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineWith the leave of the House, I would like to conclude this debate on behalf of my hon. and gallant Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces, who was unfortunately detained in his…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineindicated dissent .15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineindicated assent.15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy right hon. Friend is running ahead—he can clearly see the next page of my speech. Through the work of the Prime Minister, the Defence Secretary and others, the donor community…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineUltimately, the enforcement of our sanctions regime is a task for Her Majesty’s Treasury. We will of course work across Government and internationally to ensure that the sanctions…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need to continue working internationally to enhance the coalition of nations that have denounced Putin’s actions and to increase the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineUltimately, what we are looking to do with these sanctions is choke off the supply of funds for Putin’s war machine. We have to be very focused on what the sanctions are for. This…15 Mar 2022