Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outcome of the Helsinki Summit on 16 July between President Trump and President Putin.

We have been clear that a functioning relationship between Russia and the US is in all our interests. As the Prime Minister set out at Chequers with President Trump, we welcome the initiative to meet with President Putin.

We have also always been clear that as we engage Russia we do so from a position of unity and strength - holding out hope for a better future, but also clear and unwavering on where Russia needs to change its behaviour for this to become a reality. And, as long as Russia persists in its efforts to undermine our interests and values, we must continue to deter and counter them.