Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Labour/Co-operative MP for Feltham and Heston
I thank the right hon. Member for his urgent question. Once again, we are witnessing truly reckless attacks from the Russian state, not only impacting the people of Ukraine, who continue to stand up to these barbaric assaults time and again, but in Romania; a Russian drone hit a residential building there on Friday, injuring civilians. This incident represents a dangerous violation of...
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks. It is absolutely clear that the strikes that hit Ukrainian cities, killed civilians and injured hundreds of people are utterly unacceptable. That underscores the fact that Russia is not serious about peace. It must end its illegal war. Some of the questions that he asked are on matters that he continues to discuss with the relevant Minister,...
I thank my hon. Friend for his questions. It is essential that we continue to keep up the pressure on Russia. It is also important that we are clear about why we need to increase and to continue to review our sanctions packages. On 19 May, a new package of sanctions was laid to crack down on Russia’s economy. It included a new maritime services ban on Russian liquefied natural gas, which...
I thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for her comments. She will know how important it is that we maintain support across the House for our action in supporting Ukraine and putting pressure on Russia. That sends an important message to Putin from the whole of Parliament that we stand in solidarity with Ukraine. It is important to recognise the work we are doing on sanctions. I disagree with...
I thank my hon. Friend for those comments. It is devastating to reflect on the impact on children—the children who have been killed; the children who have been injured; the children whose schools have been destroyed; the children whose education has been affected; and the children whose parents do not live with them because they are involved in the war on the frontline or supporting the...
I have outlined how we have increased sanctions, even in the past few weeks. As the hon. Gentleman will know, it is important that we continue to work with the international community and continue our close working with the EU. He will know how much of a personal priority this is for the Prime Minister. We must continue to work actively, across the whole of the international community,...
As my hon. Friend will know, we always keep sanctions under review. We have taken recent steps and will continue to keep the pressure on Russia. It is important to say that we stand united with those who have been affected in Ukraine and by the recent drone incident in Romania, and we will always stand with all allies in defending every inch of NATO territory.
I join the right hon. Member in expressing condolences in relation to Sir Alex Younger, for all the reasons he gave. Let me respond to some of his comments; there were quite a few in his question. It is indeed the case that Russia’s recklessness in violating NATO airspace, including the incident in Romania just a few days ago, serves only to strengthen the unity of NATO and the resolve of...
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We remain concerned by the restrictions imposed by the Myanmar military regime which limit access to essential health services and humanitarian assistance for women and girls. UK-funded programmes, delivered through partners, are estimated to have provided essential health services to around 1.5 million people last year in Myanmar, including maternal care to 250,000 pregnant women, sexual and...
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I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to question 6099 on 8 June.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 May in response to Question 2053. The same case by case consideration also applies to publication of Non-Legally Binding Instruments.
Non-Legally Binding Instruments such as Memorandums of Understanding can cover a wide range of topics and are drawn to the attention of Parliament or otherwise published where appropriate. However, in some cases, the content or subject matter may be sensitive, or the other participant may wish to keep the instrument private. For this reason, it would not be appropriate to provide a list of...
The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of human rights violations in Myanmar, involving a range of armed actors, and we continue to push for accountability for such abuses, wherever they occur. In April, we co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, condemning ongoing violations, particularly against ethnic minorities. The UK has...
I refer the Hon Member to the numerous occasions when these issues have been addressed in recent months, including the Foreign Secretary's appearance before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 15 December 2025, and her answers at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April. The Hon Member will also be aware that Sir Adrian Fulford is conducting a review of the National Security...
