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HANSARD UkraineI have been clear, as has the Defence Secretary, about our commitments on military and non-military support, which endure and will continue to endure. We will continue to stand…25 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraine: British Embassy Office in LvivI am pleased to announce to the House that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office formally launched a permanent British embassy office in Lviv, Ukraine, on 12 February…23 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Butler, and indeed it was a pleasure to see Sir Jeremy in the Chair before you. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesI completely and wholeheartedly agree with the right hon. Member. It is a very powerful place to visit to see that reality. Like many colleagues in the House, I have been in Kyiv…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesI wholeheartedly agree with what the hon. Gentleman said. Helpfully, I have just come back from the Baltic states; I have been in Lithuania and Latvia for the last two days. It is…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraine: Non-recognition of Russian-occupied TerritoriesIt absolutely is. We are supporting the Ukrainian authorities with their own domestic accountability processes and through our work with the International Criminal Court, the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWe have always been clear that we would work closely with the United States to put in place the agreements to protect our national security and the operations on Diego Garcia.…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWe have been clear about that on a number of occasions. The right hon. Gentleman sets out very many important aspects of the history of this matter, and importantly puts on record…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWe have been clear throughout that the national security of our country comes first—and the national security of our allies and partners—which is why the previous Government were…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI should clarify that I was referring not to the right hon. Gentleman, but to the irresponsible procedural game playing by Opposition peers in the other place. Many people,…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillAgain, I am slightly baffled by the question, because I answered it right at the beginning when the shadow Foreign Secretary asked me. I will read out my answer again. I said that…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Member asks an important question. The Government were clear about the forecast costs when they signed the deal, which were that the average cost per year was £101…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI do not really understand the premise of the question. We have always been clear that we would work closely with our key defence and security ally the United States in securing…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Member asks what the threats are. I have set those out on many occasions in this House. What is more, we have secured better protections in this deal than the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman and his colleagues in the other place have given serious and considered reflections on this Bill a number of times. We have discussed them privately and…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillPerhaps the right hon. Gentleman would like to publish what costs the then Government were willing to pay for this deal.26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI did think that perhaps the right hon. Lady might have something more, but the tone, the braying and the noise reflect a simple political stunt from the Conservatives, which is…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI hope that you make a swift recovery, Mr Speaker—having injured my ankle just before Christmas, I know how painful it can be. On 22 May, the Diego Garcia treaty was signed and…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillBecause they see this for what it is, which is simply party political game playing. Games are being played with our national security in the other place in a way that is deeply…26 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillMy hon. Friend has perhaps not been in for some of the previous debates on this, but I have set out why on a number of occasions. [ Interruption. ] Again, there is a lot of noise…26 Jan 2026