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HANSARD UkraineI think the Government are to be strongly commended for all the economic sanctions work they are doing, but how can that prove effective as long as Germany is pumping billions of…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateIt is clear that the supply and use of missiles has turned military assets such as ships, aircraft and tanks into costly losses and liabilities. The one gap appears to be…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privilegesrose—21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. Does he appreciate that what he has just said about the Sue Gray report explains why some of us at least have asked time and again for it to…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateDoes my right hon. Friend have the power to authorise Sue Gray to publish her report in full? If so, will he use that power to put an end to this matter, so that we do not get…19 Apr 2022HANSARDParole System: Public ProtectionThe statement was excellent. My right hon. Friend is clearly revelling in an area of policy in which he has a great deal of expertise. One aspect of which I did not hear mention…30 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineWill the Foreign Secretary make sure that a reasonable proportion of the extra £4.1 million that the Government have rightly given to the BBC in respect of the World Service is…28 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Aggression: Support for NATO AlliesGiven that we should help the Ukrainian armed forces by all legitimate means short of war, will Ministers press our NATO allies on the fact that the rather artificial distinction…28 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Fleeing for their lives when Kabul fell, some Afghans with UK connections entered Pakistan without documentation. Will Ministers urgently devise a practical plan safely to…28 Mar 2022HANSARDWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme PaymentsWill the Minister find time to update the House on the progress of a small-scale matter but an important one—the cohort of about 250 war widows who lost their pensions on…28 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsAre any oligarchs with UK passports on our sanctions list?16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineIt makes it absolutely clear. That will be the very next point that I address. Whereas Russia previously infiltrated by ideology, its leaders now bribe their targets with…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMay I ask my right hon. Friend about this distinction between defensive and offensive weaponry? The fact is that when a friendly nation finds itself under attack, all the weaponry…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineYes, indeed. Politicians often have harsh words to say about journalists, but I wonder how many politicians would put themselves at risk in the way in which so many…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineYes, I am aware of that. And I feel that the more attention we draw to her courage and bravery in showing up the ruthless nature of the regime which Vladimir Putin embodies, the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineDoes my right hon. Friend agree that Mr Putin’s claim that he is worried about having a NATO country directly on his border if Ukraine joins NATO is rather given the lie by the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI disagree with quite a lot of what the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) said. However, I acknowledge the fact he served on the frontline in Afghanistan in the armed…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineCould I urge colleagues on both sides of the House not to bring the Syria vote into this dispute? The Syria vote hinged on the fact that it was proposed to depose another Arab…15 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has, at best, an ambiguous relationship with revolutionary Islamism. Can the Minister confirm that, in seeking to lessen our dependence on one source of oil and gas,…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI am hugely relieved to hear the Minister say that. I have stood in every election since 1997. Only when we saw the chaos caused by a Government who did not want to continue and…14 Mar 2022