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Lords Chamber
North Korea - Thu 14 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) vote at the UN on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was supported in that instance only by Belarus - Speech Link
2: Baroness Cox (XB - Life peer) Some $620 million of this military budget is spent on nuclear weapons. - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) The FCDO also raised the issue of“The transfer of money, military equipment or technology bolstering - Speech Link
4: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) So far this year, North Korea has launched 29 ballistic missiles, including four ICBMs and a military - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and UN Convention on Genocide - Thu 07 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Tony Lloyd (Lab - Rochdale) Ukrainian children have been kidnapped; only 300 of them have been returned from Russia or, possibly, Belarus - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) Not only is that more likely to succeed in saving lives, but it will have a lower financial, military - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) As well as the diplomatic and military, civil society is absolutely crucial. - Speech Link
4: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) surely goes without saying that preventing a crisis avoids the vastly bigger costs of humanitarian aid - Speech Link
5: Tony Lloyd (Lab - Rochdale) Europe, as we used to call it—was under the yoke of domination by the then Soviet Union, or even military - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We are injecting a further £400 million into military housing over the next two years. - Speech Link
2: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) We are not Belarus. The convention stands for our values; let us not betray them. - Speech Link
3: Lord Craig of Radley (XB - Life peer) A military exit strategy was established. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Kennedy of Shaws (Lab - Life peer) We would not be able to arrest the Wagner military if they arrived at Heathrow. - Speech Link
5: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) :“UK bilateral humanitarian aid fell by half between 2020 and 2021”. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Report stage - Wed 25 Oct 2023
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) It is perfectly legitimate to call for a ceasefire to address that crisis and let humanitarian aid flow - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) As with most conflicts, verbal and military, there tends to be collateral damage that has either not - Speech Link
3: None I pray in aid on this point none other than the Supreme Court of France, which ruled as long ago as 2009 - Speech Link
4: Zarah Sultana (Lab - Coventry South) An Israeli military spokesperson was frank about the purpose of the bombing:“the emphasis is on damage - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Freedom of Religion and Belief - Tue 19 Sep 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (CON - Congleton) We have seen a military coup in Myanmar dramatically exacerbating the persecution of religious minorities - Speech Link
2: Theresa Villiers (CON - Chipping Barnet) Research by organisations such as Aid to the Church in Need and Christian Solidarity Worldwide tells - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We can tie human rights and freedom of religious belief in with aid. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: James Heappey (CON - Wells) The Government will continue to support the military with the medical aid it needs, and to consider what - Speech Link
2: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) , taking five vehicles of aid. - Speech Link
3: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) that Ukraine has lost 70,000 military personnel. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Armed Forces - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Soames of Fletching (CON - Life peer) that our country needs to pay far greater attention to defence and resilience, both civilian and military—and - Speech Link
2: Lord West of Spithead (LAB - Life peer) The vast majority of military experts, many of whom are in this House, would agree and consider that - Speech Link
3: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) The simple questions are: does the UK have the military resource it needs to meet our obligations and - Speech Link
4: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LDEM - Life peer) Russia has already escalated matters by using Belarus to extend its nuclear base. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
NATO Summit - Thu 13 Jul 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) How that money is spent is ultimately a question for our military chiefs, to ensure that we have the - Speech Link
2: Liam Byrne (LAB - Birmingham, Hodge Hill) That will require us to mobilise not simply a military NATO, but an economic NATO. - Speech Link
3: Barry Gardiner (LAB - Brent North) Russia has built 475 new military sites and 50 major new military bases on its northern frontier—its - Speech Link
4: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) A year ago, the UK-led international effort to create a fund of £770 million for military aid, but none - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Repurposing Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine - Tue 27 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: David Lammy (LAB - Tottenham) From the start of this invasion, we have been united on providing Ukraine with the military, economic - Speech Link
2: Roger Gale (CON - North Thanet) Members to leave in order to attend a meeting with a very senior Ukrainian military officer. - Speech Link
3: Robbie Moore (CON - Keighley) donor, with this Government having given £2.3 billion in military aid. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Situation in Russia - Mon 26 Jun 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Last Friday, he denounced Russia’s military leadership, accusing them of bringing “evil” on the country - Speech Link
2: David Lammy (LAB - Tottenham) His military company, the Wagner Group, started becoming involved in eastern Ukraine in 2014.Not only - Speech Link
3: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) On Belarus, we have made it clear since the start of the full-scale invasion that any action by Belarus - Speech Link
4: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) leaders and the strength of their military planning. - Speech Link
5: Robin Millar (CON - Aberconwy) Friend assure the House that that military support for Ukraine will continue? - Speech Link