Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Atherton and Caroline Ansell

Tuesday 26th April 2022 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Atherton (Wrexham) (Con)]

3. What steps her Department is taking to help safeguard democracy across eastern Europe.

[Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne) (Con)]

7. What steps her Department is taking to help safeguard democracy across eastern Europe.

[The Minister for Europe and North America (James Cleverly)]

We have made it clear that we, the UK, will defend democracy at the frontier of freedom in eastern Europe as part of a network of liberty. We are strengthening our partnerships in the region, including on: countering disinformation and propaganda; advancing trade and technology; and supporting transparent, accountable political processes through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and other institutions. On 7 April, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met NATO Foreign Ministers and affirmed our commitment to defending, and deterring threats to, the alliance members in eastern Europe.