"The Government have today laid the following statement as an un-numbered Act Paper pursuant to section 21(2) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010:
On 16 December 2025 the United Kingdom signed the convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine.
"I wish to update the House on the Government’s position regarding the establishment of the special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Today the Foreign Secretary is in Moldova to attend the two-day Council of Europe meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs where the resolution establishing the operating …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"With the exception of when I broke my ankle before Christmas, I have never limped to this House on any occasion. I came here with confidence to set out the reasons why this treaty was needed for our national security. Our officials engage regularly not only with Mauritius, but with …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"I can absolutely assure the hon. Gentleman of that. We would not have signed off the deal without those assurances. The Ministry of Defence, the Defence Secretary and others were fully involved at all stages of the process. We have been very clear that the treaty protects the operational autonomy …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The hon. Lady raises a crucial issue, and I work closely with the Security Minister and others on these matters. Our electoral system is highly resilient and to date we have not seen evidence of successful Russian interference in UK democratic processes. However, we know that the Kremlin is seeking …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman will know that we have publicly accessible registers in some of the overseas territories—in Gibraltar and Montserrat—and there has been welcome progress on legitimate interest access registers in a number of them, including in recent weeks, but I absolutely agree that we need to go much …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"I can assure my hon. Friend of that. It is important to note that Gibraltar’s sovereignty was never on the table in the negotiations—we have been very clear about that throughout. The agreement has been supported by and worked through with the Government of Gibraltar throughout, and it was unanimously …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"As I set out yesterday, the timetable is not entirely in our control, because it relates to the other party in the treaty, the EU, and its processes. Mr Speaker, you will know that I brought forward the entire text of the draft treaty so that this House had a …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech
"The issues to which the hon. Gentleman refers are of course for the United States. However, we are very clear that we will continue to ratchet up the economic pressure on Putin, to force him to come to the negotiating table and to provide support to Ukraine. Our sanctions remain …..." Stephen Doughty - View Speech