Ukraine at the heart of Lords debate

Lord Coaker (Labour), Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence, will put forward the debate.

This is a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns. 

Members speaking

Contributing members include:

• Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench), former permanent representative to the United Nations
• Baroness Helic (Conservative), former consultant to the BBC and ITV on Eastern Europe
• Lord Risby (Conservative), former chair of the British-Ukrainian Society
• Baroness Smith of Newnham (Liberal Democrats), professor of European politics at the University of Cambridge
• Lord Stirrup (Crossbench), former Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, will respond on behalf of the government.

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