Debates between Mohammad Yasin and James Cleverly during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Mon 31st Oct 2022

Ukraine

Debate between Mohammad Yasin and James Cleverly
Monday 31st October 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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Time prevents me from going into the level of detail that my hon. Friend has asked for, but I can reassure the House that, while the UK is second only to the United States of America in giving direct military support, other countries around the world and around Europe are very much providing support to Ukraine and have responded with alacrity to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Both through NATO and through institutions including the G7, we have become closer as allies, and I am sure that we will continue to stand in solidarity in our support for the Ukrainians in the defence of their homeland.

Mohammad Yasin Portrait Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)
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My constituent Georgii and many of the refugees supported by the Homes for Ukraine scheme arrived in the UK with their Ukrainian cars and hope to return home as soon as it is safe to do so. Will the Foreign Secretary speak to his colleagues in the Department for Transport about urgently dropping or extending the requirement to exchange Ukrainian number plates for UK plates beyond the current six-month period, which is causing unnecessary stress for those affected?

James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I will take note of the point the hon. Gentleman has made, as I am sure my colleagues in the Department for Transport will also have done.