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Support for Ukraine

Tuesday 20 January 2026 · 3 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The UK marks the first anniversary of the UK-Ukraine 100-year partnership emphasizing people-to-people links and long-term connections.
  • The UK government reaffirms its strong support for Ukraine's military resistance against Russian actions.
  • The UK is working closely with NATO and other partners to ensure Ukraine receives necessary military support and aid.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Kirith Entwistle Lab Bolton North East
Asylum & Refugees Ukraine
Context

The Bolton branch of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain is situated in Kirith Entwistle's constituency and helps families to settle and keep community ties strong. The UK marked the first anniversary of the 100-year partnership with Ukraine.

Question

The Bolton branch of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain is situated in my constituency and helps families to settle and keep community ties strong. As the UK marks the first anniversary of the UK-Ukraine 100-year partnership, what more is the Foreign Secretary doing, working across Government, to ensure that Ukrainians in the UK are provided with the support they need to rebuild their lives?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Yvette Cooper)

The 100-year partnership is about people-to-people links and the long-term connections between the UK and Ukraine.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific steps to support Ukrainians in the UK were not detailed beyond mentioning 'people-to-people' links.

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Q2 Julian Lewis Con New Forest East
Ukraine
Context

The Government is letting down Hongkongers in London, Chagossians in exile, and Northern Ireland veterans in retirement.

Question

In a week when the Government are sadly letting down Hongkongers in London, Chagossians in exile and Northern Ireland veterans in retirement, can we absolutely rely upon continued support for Ukraine’s gallant resistance to atrocious Russian imperialism?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Yvette Cooper)

The right hon. Member should know better than to ask a question like that. As he knows, the UK has been continually strong in our support for Ukraine, for the people of Ukraine and for Ukraine’s continued military resistance. For too long, Russia has underestimated not only the people of Ukraine but Ukraine’s friends.

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Q3 Wendy Morton Con Aldridge-Brownhills
Ukraine
Context

President Zelensky warned about the supply of air defence missiles, emphasizing that the UK and its allies must heed these warnings.

Question

The Foreign Secretary will have heard President Zelensky’s warnings last week about the supply of air defence missiles—we must heed them. Will the Government make more weapons available, scale up production immediately or broker new military aid packages with our allies to ensure a constant supply of missiles?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Yvette Cooper)

The UK is working very closely with our partners, through NATO and also more broadly, to ensure that Ukraine has the military support it needs, including weapons and equipment, and support for its energy infrastructure and intelligence gathering, where the UK plays an important role. We have set forward commitments alongside the French Government, and have that forward lean on the ability to support Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached backed by security guarantees.

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Not addressed: Concrete steps for scaling up missile production or immediate brokering of new military aid packages were not addressed.

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