Debates between John Healey and Joe Powell during the 2024 Parliament

Tue 22nd Oct 2024

Ukraine

Debate between John Healey and Joe Powell
Tuesday 22nd October 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Joe Powell Portrait Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater) (Lab)
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I warmly thank the Secretary of State and the full ministerial team for their hard work mobilising the additional money from frozen Russian sovereign assets. I hope that other countries will follow UK leadership on this. In mobilising every tool across the Government, and with winter approaching, may I ask the Secretary of State to continue the push to realise the assets from the sale of Chelsea football club—the £2.5 billion from Roman Abramovich that could go towards humanitarian needs, which are also increasingly urgent in Ukraine?

John Healey Portrait John Healey
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The Government understand the case that my hon. Friend makes. The Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), met him last night to discuss this further.