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HANSARDNATO Parliamentary Assembly: UK DelegationMy hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell has replaced my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) as a member of the United Kingdom delegation to the…29 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeMy hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson MP) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will understand that we have support across the United States Administration, including from the Pentagon, the State Department, the agencies and the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met the Foreign Minister of Greenland yesterday, which was the second time I have met her in the past four months. We discussed a range of issues, including security in the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI simply refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answers I have given repeatedly. This deal is in the interests of the United Kingdom and in the interests of the United States, and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about our historical role and responsibilities in relation to Kosovo. KFOR makes a vital contribution to maintaining a safe and secure…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI simply refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answers we have given previously on this issue. There is strong support from across the US national security apparatus—from the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said in the House on many occasions, there is no rush. [ Interruption. ] No, it is a fact that negotiations on this issue were going on for two years under the previous…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the important work of the defending democracy taskforce, which works across Government here in the United Kingdom. We closely monitor…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUS Declaration of Independence: 250th AnniversaryWe learn new things every day. I am delighted to hear about the heritage of the hon. Gentleman’s part of the world in relation to the United States. My own family dates back to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUS Declaration of Independence: 250th AnniversaryI first would like to offer my deep condolences to all those affected by the dreadful wildfires we have seen in California and, indeed, in relation to the terror attacks we saw in…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATOOn the hon. Gentleman’s last point, he knows very well the commitments that we have made to European security through NATO—and, indeed, through our reset of relations not only…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATOThe shadow Minister is right about the importance of security in the Indo-Pacific. Indeed, when we see North Korean troops fighting in Russia and Ukraine, when we see Iranian…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATOWe are absolutely convinced that Lord Mandelson will do an excellent job as our representative in Washington, and it was a pleasure to meet him last week and discuss his plans as…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATOAs the Foreign Secretary made clear last week, Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the future of its constitutional arrangements is a matter for the people and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATONATO is the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic security. Indeed, the first act of this Government was to publicly state our commitment to a “NATO first” defence policy. We…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2024The 12th UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council was held from 19 to 21 November 2024 in London. The council was attended by elected leaders and representatives from…08 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineWe are all concerned to get Ukraine the support that it needs, and as quickly as possible. It is wrong to speculate on what the future Administration might choose to do. Let us…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments and hope that he will write me the letter that he promised in the debate. I will read it with great interest. He is extremely…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) and other colleagues across the House for tabling this important debate. He made a powerful speech, starting out with the…06 Jan 2025