Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent allegations made by the Government of the Czech Republic on the involvement of Russian intelligence operatives in the destruction of an ammunitions storage depot at Vrbetice on 16 October 2014; and what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on that matter.

The UK stands in full support of our Czech allies, who have exposed the lengths that the Russian intelligence services will go to in their attempts to conduct dangerous and malign operations in Europe. This is part of a pattern of behaviour by Moscow, which includes the Novichok attack in Salisbury. We are as determined and committed as ever to bring those responsible for the attack in Salisbury to justice, and commend the actions of the Czech authorities to do the same. Russia must desist from these actions, which violate the most basic international norms. The UK will continue to work with allies to call out Russia's malign behaviour where we see it.