In the Lords

The noble Lord makes an important point.

My Lords, the UK has a resilient food supply chain.

My noble friend makes a good point, and I refer him to my previous answer.

The noble Lord knows that I cannot commit to any such thing, but I reiterate that the Chancellor has pulled together a package amounting to

The noble Lord makes an important point. There are many job vacancies, not least in the area we are discussing.

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answer.

On the second point, I am afraid I cannot answer; it is not for me to discuss future policy in relation to sanctions.

My Lords, alongside our allies and partners, we are supporting Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.

I believe that the EU and the UK are completely aligned on this issue.

My Lords, it certainly is the case that Russia, and in particular Vladimir Putin, has used hunger as one of the weapons in his war against