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(11 years, 3 months ago)
Commons Chamber
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Mr Speaker 
        
    
        
    
        Order. Emulation of the brevity of the hon. Member for Torbay (Mr Sanders) is now required. I call Mr Barry Gardiner.
The Foreign Secretary is very clear about the use of sanctions against Russia and about their potential efficacy. Why, therefore, has the Foreign Office consistently said in relation to Sri Lanka that it does not believe in applying sanctions there or in other parts of the world?
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Mr Speaker 
        
    
        
    
        The French Government, arms sales, Russia; I am sure that there was some relevance to those subjects in the hon. Gentleman’s question. I am working hard to find it.