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HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian CrisisWe take attacks, or the threat of attacks, against nuclear facilities very seriously. Nuclear safeguarding remains a priority for this Government. I will not be drawn on the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian CrisisAs the hon. Lady says, this is a rapidly evolving situation. We have made recent announcements of humanitarian support, which are very significant—the largest in the world at this…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian CrisisWe note Russia’s claim of creating humanitarian corridors. These are just not credible. The current humanitarian corridors that Russia has highlighted lead into Russia, and it is…08 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. Let me make it absolutely clear: our aim is to prevent further aggression, for Russian troops to withdraw from where they have advanced,…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his assistance. We are lucky that both officials in the Box and Hansard note takers in the Gallery have taken note of that individual. I remind…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI share the hon. Member’s frustration about the level of disinformation put out through Russia Today. However, we should be very careful before we advocate that a Government…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am going to make some progress. Trust me, I will give the hon. Gentleman an opportunity to intervene later. We are providing political support to Ukraine. My right hon. Friend…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will make progress. In response to President Putin’s decision last night to recognise sovereign regions of Ukraine as what he claimed—but we do not agree—to be independent…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy hon. and gallant Friend makes a point I fully understand, and I can assure him the Government fully understand it too. The pace at which we ratchet up our sanctions response in…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI beg to move, That the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 123), dated 10 February 2022, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe hon. Gentleman is right that there is a difference. Those in this House understand that there is a difference between a legislature and a Government. The sanctions regime…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsThat is a very good question, but it has nothing to do with this SI. Should Russia stage any further invasion into Ukraine, we will not hesitate to implement a comprehensive and…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI have to get on. These measures will curtail the ability of the Russian state, Russian companies and Russian individuals to raise funds on our markets and will further isolate…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will give way first to the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald).22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will.22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am unable to give specifics at this point, but we are liaising closely—I have spoken to our ambassadors in neighbouring countries, and the Foreign Secretary has been holding…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will come to more details of the sanctions package and what we hope to achieve with it, but ultimately we are looking to prevent further territorial encroachment and aggression…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe instrument that we are discussing is a framework that allows us to deploy a range of measures. As I will say later in my speech, we are also giving ourselves further…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsEarlier today my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister spoke in praise of the unanimity of voice that we experienced in the House, and I echo that. I give the hon. Gentleman, the…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am going to make some progress. I assure the House that we will use this and other sanctions legislation that we might bring forward to deter further actions and to encourage…22 Feb 2022