Debates between Lord Swire and Charlotte Leslie during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Swire and Charlotte Leslie
Tuesday 3rd March 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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Ban Ki-moon chairs a Friends of Myanmar meeting in New York, which I have attended. He is fully aware of what is going on in Burma. We remain extremely concerned about the plight of the Rohingya, not least the white card issue that has just emerged, and we continue to lobby the Government in Burma on that basis.

Charlotte Leslie Portrait Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con)
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T6. The ongoing crisis in Ukraine and our relationship with Russia have real implications for the United Kingdom’s energy security. Many might say that, had energy security been a more key component of strategic foreign policy for successive European Union Governments, we might now have more room for manoeuvre with Putin. Can the Foreign Secretary assure us that full consideration of our long-term energy security is currently at the forefront of, and central to, our response to the evolving situation in Ukraine?