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HANSARDRussian Oil SalesAs you will know, Mr Speaker, Jo Cox was a good friend of mine long before we came into this place, as well as a colleague of mine at Oxfam, and I have to say that coming in today…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian Oil SalesThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I am not going to comment on future operational matters. What I can say is that we have also assisted in the interdictions of other…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian Oil SalesWith respect, the hon. Gentleman may not have caught up with developments on that front. First, it was never an indefinite waiver; we said that we were keeping it under two-weekly…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian Oil SalesMy hon. Friend raises an important issue. I would be happy to discuss it further with him, as, I am sure, would colleagues from the Department for Business and Trade.16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian Oil SalesThe shadow Minister asks an important question. I made it clear in yesterday’s Delegated Legislation Committee that that is the end date, but we are keeping it under review every…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media DisinformationAs the Foreign Secretary said in her Locarno speech in December, and as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service reinforced a week later, an industrial-scale attack is being…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media DisinformationI completely agree with my hon. Friend. That is exactly why we have taken the action that we have: since October 2024, we have exposed and sanctioned 96 actors and entities…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media DisinformationI am sure that my ministerial colleagues with responsibility for Myanmar would like to follow up with the right hon. Gentleman on that issue. The challenge of misinformation and…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media DisinformationWell, Jo certainly was funny. I remember standing in King Charles Street with her once just before going to see officials in the Foreign Office—she had lots of climbing ropes in…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Media DisinformationI assure the hon. Member that we are very much having discussions with counterparts across Government. I am sure that in the next few days I will be meeting the new Security…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on her damehood, which is well deserved, and on her consistent advocacy in relation to Armenia. I can assure her that we are monitoring the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsThe illicit finance summit will convene a broad coalition to tackle dirty money globally and focus on financial transparency, property, crypto and illicit gold. The Crown…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsWe wish Scotland very well and congratulate the team on their success against Haiti. The hon. Lady raises an important point. I have raised these issues with the US Government, as…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his consistent advocacy on Gibraltar. We are committed to finalising this treaty imminently. The draft treaty text is undergoing its final legal…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit)…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I genuinely appreciate the scrutiny in the questions raised by hon. Members. I appreciate the wholehearted support for the package as a whole from the shadow Minister. He asked me…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDThe Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Of course. As I said, I do not want to mislead the Committee: if there is something more technical in that language, but I will happily copy the hon. Gentleman into my…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceI thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing the debate, and all the right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed. It has been a thoughtful and…09 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: AppointmentsBaroness Griffin of Princethorpe has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of Baroness…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank the Opposition and Lib Dem spokespeople for their remarks and questions, and for their broad support of the regulations. They both reflected on some of the things that are…02 Jun 2026