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Russia Sanctions Legislation

Urgent question on Thursday, 10 February 2022, in the House of Commons, led by David Lammy. The answering member was James Cleverly.
Urgent question on the status of Russian sanctions legislation the Government said would be put in place by 10 February.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
708 cc1087-1094 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
David Lammy | 708 c1087 (Link to this contribution)

(Urgent Question): To ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if...

James Cleverly | 708 c1087 (Link to this contribution)

As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary set out on 31 January, we are now laying legislatio...


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David Lammy | 708 cc1087-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question.

I do not need to remin...

James Cleverly | 708 c1088 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s unanimity of voice with regard to his opposition to Russia’s...

Richard Graham | 708 c1088 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the news that my right hon. Friend is proceeding with the long-awaited additional sanct...

James Cleverly | 708 c1088 (Link to this contribution)

We have regularly called on Russia to abide by the commitments to which it has previously volunta...

Lindsay Hoyle | 708 c1088 (Link to this contribution)

I call the Scottish National party spokesperson, Owen Thomson.

Richard Thomson | 708 cc1088-9 (Link to this contribution)

I echo much of what was said by the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Tottenha...

James Cleverly | 708 c1089 (Link to this contribution)

I completely understand the point that the hon. Gentleman has made. Our actions are closely co-or...

John Whittingdale | 708 c1089 (Link to this contribution)

The Prime Minister has been quoted as saying that we are at the “most dangerous moment” in the ne...

James Cleverly | 708 c1089 (Link to this contribution)

My right hon. Friend will be unsurprised that I am not willing to speculate on the nature or scop...

Chris Bryant | 708 cc1089-1090 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister knows full well that every single Member of this House stands foursquare with the Go...

James Cleverly | 708 c1090 (Link to this contribution)

I understand the frustration that the hon. Gentleman and others have expressed, I truly do. Our a...

Alberto Costa | 708 c1090 (Link to this contribution)

What happens in Ukraine, and indeed what happens in eastern Europe, matters. It matters to this H...

James Cleverly | 708 c1090 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I recently returned from a trip to Washington where, across t...

Chi Onwurah | 708 c1090 (Link to this contribution)

Despite the Russia report, despite the Opposition’s calls and despite the Government’s promises, ...

James Cleverly | 708 c1090 (Link to this contribution)

We have worked to ensure that this extension of the scope of potential sanctions is effective and...

Felicity Buchan | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the concerted diplomatic pressure that we are putting on Russia, with the Foreign Secre...

James Cleverly | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The message should be heard loud and clear, and I have no dou...

Clive Efford | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

The US, far from what the Minister has just said, is said to be expressing exasperation at the fa...

James Cleverly | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

A number of Members speak with seeming great authority on the tone or the thinking of our allies....

Jerome Mayhew | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

It seems to me that for the first time in my adult life, it is our values—the values of this coun...

James Cleverly | 708 c1091 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are incredibly important principles at stake here, and ...

Andy Slaughter | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

The UK is the destination of choice for Russian criminals and kleptocrats who then use their weal...

James Cleverly | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the comments that I have already made. I have just returned from Wa...

Greg Smith | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to having signed the legislation and I look forward t...

James Cleverly | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

Last month, I attended the NATO Russia council on behalf of the United Kingdom, and the unanimity...

Barry Sheerman | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

If, God forbid, Vladimir Putin is watching the parliamentary channel at the moment, does the Mini...

James Cleverly | 708 c1092 (Link to this contribution)

The feedback that I get, not necessarily from the Opposition but certainly from the international...

Christine Jardine | 708 c1093 (Link to this contribution)

Does the Minister understand that after years of delay, yet again the Government’s rhetoric on th...

James Cleverly | 708 c1093 (Link to this contribution)

I disagree with the hon. Lady’s assessment of the situation, because in conversation after conver...

Lord Cryer | 708 c1093 (Link to this contribution)

Russian troops have been massing on the border for months. Meanwhile, Putin and his friends have ...

James Cleverly | 708 c1093 (Link to this contribution)

As I said, the actions that we are taking are intended to come into force this afternoon. Our pos...

Diana Johnson | 708 c1094 (Link to this contribution)

I really do not understand why this is all so last-minute. Is the Minister comfortable with his G...

James Cleverly | 708 c1094 (Link to this contribution)

As I have said a number of times, in my interactions with our friends and allies both on my recen...

Jim Shannon | 708 c1094 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for his answers. Has he had communications with other NATO leaders regarding...

James Cleverly | 708 c1094 (Link to this contribution)

The UK remains a committed member of NATO, and I assure the hon. Member and the House that the UK...

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