Speeches by Foord.

“Thanks Michela. Richard, did you want to add something?”

“Is there any scope for squeezing that contribution for Rwandan peacekeepers to the region?”

“We saw protests last month in Kinshasa outside some countries’ embassies—I think the US, France and Belgium. Why were those countries targeted, and why have we not seen any similar action outside the British embassy in Kinshasa?”

“Why might the UK have escaped that sentiment so far?”

“When it comes to the exploitation of minerals—you used the word “exploited” a moment ago, Richard—is there no difference in feeling about UK policy, as opposed to policy in the US, Belgium or France?”

“Michela, you talked earlier about Rwanda’s support to regional peacekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa, and said that Rwanda was even considering new places where it might intervene to support regional conflict resolution. What does Rwanda get from its contributions to peacekeeping missions?”

“It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this debate on both housing and sewerage. These matters are clearly important to the 13 Liberal Democrat MPs who have been present in the debate, but they are frankly…”

“The Foreign Secretary wrote to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week about the importance of ensuring accountability for crimes committed under the Assad regime. Today’s statement in the wake of the violence over the weekend calls on the interim authorities in Syria to set out a path to transitional justice. Has the …”

“Q9. Daniel Coffey from Cullompton lost his life while serving in Iraq. His grandfather said yesterday that Vice-President J.D. Vance“should have a lot more respect for those who lost their lives”in response to Vance’s comment about“some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.Will the PM gently remin…”

“I support the Government’s increase in defence spending from 2.3% to 2.5% of GDP. I would like to see them go further, and for it to rise to 3% as soon as possible. There is an urgency to increase defence spending, and it would have been wrong to wait until the spending review later this year, yet the reduction in deve…”

“It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba), not least because I represent six market towns in my constituency—Honiton, Axminster, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Seaton and Cullompton; I will probably have about 20 seconds for each of…”

“It was welcome to hear the Prime Minister acknowledge Canada’s contribution to Ukraine’s self-defence and its status as a vital ally for the UK. Last week, he was asked by the press in the US about President Trump’s repeated calls for Canada to become a US state. The Prime Minister answered that he and Trump did not ad…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. We are at a pivotal moment in history. The international rule of law, established and affirmed after world war two, is on the brink of being disregarded by some of the very states that created it. The International Court of Justice, established in 1945, has …”

“Have you heard of the information research department, Dr Roozenbeck?”

“During the cold war, the Foreign Office used to have a department called the information research department. I am not sure if you are familiar with it, but I understand it served to counter Soviet misinformation but also pursued its own information campaigns. Will you comment on whether there would be any value in hav…”

“Has that changed since the cold war? Is the approach that Russia takes now—using a modicum of truth or some basis to build the disinformation upon—something that the Soviet Union used to practise during the cold war, or is it a new departure?”

“Is the responsibility across Government Departments too diffuse? There is responsibility for separate aspects of this in FCDO, the Home Office, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Is it too diffuse to actually be effective?”

“Earlier in topical questions, the Veterans Minister said that the strategic defence review would be published in the next couple of months. Can he confirm that it will be published by the end of April?”

“8. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on meeting net zero targets in Wales.”

“Will the Minister give way?”