With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I’d like to make a statement on Ukraine.

But before I begin, I’d like to inform the House that yesterday we secured a £10 billion contract to supply Norway with at least five Type 26 frigates.

This is the biggest British warship deal in our history…

It strengthens NATO and our Northern flank…

It supports four thousand British jobs and four hundred British businesses for years to come…

And it is showing that this Government is making Defence an engine for growth across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.

Turning to Ukraine, Madam Deputy Speaker. A few days ago Ukrainians around the world came together to mark a special day…

… 34 years of their country’s independence…

… 34 years as a proud and sovereign nation.

And Ukrainians continu

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