National Security and Russia

Order. The Leader of the Opposition must be heard. Questions have been asked of him, and he will ...

Abuses of human rights anywhere in the world are wrong. On a delegation of all-party human rights...

I hope the Prime Minister will take a lead on such a global initiative, which must happen—[Interr...

Order. The right hon. Gentleman can choose from whom he wishes to take interventions; it is his b...

In case Conservative Members did not hear, let me repeat that I hope the Prime Minister will take...

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way so that we can have a robust dialogue on that point?

No.

The first issue is climate change. The Russian Government have clearly taken the view t...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You are of course quite right that the Leader of the O...

That is certainly not a matter for me. I intend to make sure that this House and those who are pa...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

The second issue I want to raise is the nuclear deal with ...

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I am not going to give way.

The third issue is of course—

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

No, I will not give way.

The third issue is, of course, the war in Syria, where Russia stan...

Order. I hesitate to interrupt the right hon. Gentleman, but I could hear something that sounded ...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

There are many in this House, including on the Benches beh...

Madam Deputy Speaker, what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, particularly when w...

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important to consider the fact that the Leader of the Opposi...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, but he is slightly limited in what he said. He should have sa...

The Leader of the Opposition, in his speech a moment ago, made reference to the 1930s and 1940s. ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, although he will forgive me if I do not join in with the comp...

Had I had the opportunity to ask the Leader of the Opposition a question in an intervention I wou...

My hon. Friend will not be at all surprised to hear that I am not only very glad that we have mai...

The hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful speech with which I fully agree. When we were puttin...

The right hon. Gentleman will know that I of course agree with him. Energy policy is essential to...

Order. As colleagues will see, we have a great many speakers this evening, so after the speech by...

The events that took place in Salisbury are a defining moment for our relationship with Russia. W...

Does my right hon. Friend lament the fact that far too often we have to rely on countries such as...

That is exactly the point. We have lacked that maritime protection since 2012, and we have to dea...

I see some looks of surprise on the faces of Government Members. Does my right hon. Friend agree ...

My hon. and learned Friend makes a very good point. I appeal to the Government. We are in their h...

I can confirm that the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) is absolu...

I thank the Minister for that response. He knows that I commit the SNP to working constructively ...

My right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. On the matter of cultural and historical ties b...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that important point. We need to extend that hand of f...

I begin by paying tribute to my right hon. Friends on the Front Bench. They have met the challeng...

Does the former Secretary of State for Defence consider that spending 2% of our GDP on defence is...

That is precisely the point that I am about to address. Russia is spending 5% of its GDP on conve...

I warmly commend everything that the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Sir Michael Fallon) has jus...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is not just excessive violence, but excessive dishonesty...

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. In relation to Ukraine, however, what angered me more tha...

On the defence side of what can be done, will the hon. Gentleman back the calls of myself and my ...

Yes, and, indeed, one of the first things I did when I knew about the incident in Salisbury was c...

Near the end of the second world war, the joint intelligence sub-committee of the British Chiefs ...

Does my right hon. Friend the Chairman of the Defence Committee think that the way to defeat a mo...

I would certainly say that it is part of a way forward.

I will use the generous extra minut...

Order. Speaking of generous extra minutes, I am afraid that after the next speaker, I shall be re...

I was glad that the Prime Minister started this debate by articulating the fact that this Parliam...

There is one gentleman—one Russian speaker —who mans that centre. I occasionally see him when he ...

The hon. Gentleman’s intervention highlights some of the issues around knowledge of the Russian F...

I am grateful to be called to speak in this debate, which is well timed following the appalling a...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in the debate. I am from a generation that was born...

I have been thinking about what my hon. Friend says about due diligence and due process, and of c...

I do not disagree with anything my hon. Friend says. The UK’s role as a beacon and a light of hop...

I hope that the hon. Gentleman recognises what happened to America in its relationship with Russi...

I do not disagree with the hon. Gentleman about taking things at face value, but I believe that t...

The barbaric attack in Salisbury marks a new low in relations between our nations. That is sad, b...

May I start my remarks by repeating the welcome I gave to the Prime Minister earlier for the effo...

I just want to give the right hon. Gentleman the assurance that it was the Committee’s intention ...

That is extremely good news, and I very much welcome the fact that the right hon. and learned Gen...

Since marrying my half-Russian wife 34 years ago in the Russian orthodox cathedral in Gunnersbury...

My hon. Friend makes a series of important points and I am glad that he is making them. There are...

No, they cannot imagine that because Kiev is the source of the Rus’ people and the thousand-year-...

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I was going to conclude, but I shall take my right hon. and learned Friend’s intervention before ...

I am listening carefully to my hon. Friend and think I share many of his sentiments, but the evid...

Of course, I would not want for a moment to disagree with my right hon. and learned Friend the Ch...

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I must finish now.

There is a very sizable minority of people in those states who are not t...

I spent last weekend at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly gathering for the spring session in Vilni...

It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon).

Without sounding too d...

On misinformation, does my hon. Friend agree that money spent on negative messaging is much more ...

Yes, my hon. Friend makes a good point. The Russian tactic is not to build up brand A as opposed ...

It has been a pleasure to listen to the real insight and knowledge that the new hon. Member for I...

Order. We will have to go down to a six-minute limit on speeches to accommodate everybody.

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Three weeks ago, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were attacked in the heart of our country....

Order.

8.49 pm

I know this has been said by others, but it is worth repeating that Russia is a great country, an...

Do the complex challenges that my hon. Friend is laying out, and the different, complex responses...

As usual, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point.

You don’t believe it.

We absolutely believe it. In these times, we should be investing in our security infrastructure a...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman that now is not the time or place to renew the old debate about n...

What I will say to the right hon. Gentleman—this is why this debate is important—is that £160 bil...

The horrifying events that recently unfolded in Salisbury, just a short train ride from my consti...

I appreciate the debate that we are having today on this very important issue. I was a bit disapp...

But does the hon. Gentleman agree that it was at least a tad naive to call for a sample of the ne...

The important point was that a sample should go for independent verification and through all the ...

Order. I have to reduce the time limit to five minutes to get everybody in.

9.9 pm

The disgraceful chemical attack in Salisbury—which I believe is a slightly longer train ride from...

I am grateful to be called in such an important debate, and I want to start by putting on record ...

I spent last weekend with a group of British and German MPs discussing, among other things, Russi...

The first priority for this country has to be the safety and security of its people. When I was g...

I am exceedingly grateful for this opportunity to speak. This is a timely debate, and I am much s...

The winding-up speeches should begin at 9.40. I call Alberto Costa.

9.33 pm

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will be very brief. I want to put on record my complete support for the ...

Order. I am sorry but the hon. Gentleman has run out of time. We are immensely grateful and thank...

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. May I also thank the Government for holding this general debate ...

I am delighted that the right hon. Lady has very kindly allowed me to reply to her slight. Does s...

The hon. Gentleman is right about how racism and hatred develop, which is why it is always import...

This has been an extraordinary day when, across the world, Britain’s allies have proved that if i...

Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is a pity that some Opposition Members—notably the hon. M...

I very much agree with my hon. Friend. I should stress that those countries that have chosen to e...

I am one of those who has congratulated the Government on their achievements with this coalition,...

I respectfully say that the right hon. Gentleman’s criticisms might be directed elsewhere.

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I give way with pleasure to the hon. Gentleman.

The list of allies that have expelled diplomats is indeed impressive. Has the Secretary of State ...

I am aware of the Iceland’s action. If we think about this action in the round, there has never b...

Conservative Members will welcome the Opposition’s somewhat tardy acceptance of Russian culpabili...

At this stage of the debate, all of us on both sides of the House will welcome as much unanimity ...

The most important thing in all this process is for us to be able to establish a unity of purpose...

Suffice it to say that I am very impressed with the level of support that the UK has got and is g...

With all these diplomats expelled, we will have to keep a much closer eye on Russia than ever bef...

We will be doing more to tackle disinformation in all sorts of ways, including by making sure tha...