Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, prior to the G7 meeting on 24 February, when the Prime Minister last spoke bilaterally to President Emmanuel Macron of France about (1) President Macron's meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on 11 February, and (2) the crisis in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister spoke to President Macron on 22 February to update on new UK sanctions against Russia, the leaders agreed they needed to continue to synchronise actions in order to target Russian individuals and entities bankrolling President Putin's aggressive approach. The pair reiterated that together, the UK and France were working to reinforce Europe's borders and defend European security against increasing Russian aggression.