Written questions

Belarus: Sanctions

Commons · Question 19314 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Belarus.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 19 Dec 2024

Sanctions are carefully targeted to increase pressure over time. We regularly review our sanctions in order to maintain effectiveness. We therefore reserve the right to introduce further measures so that the Lukashenko regime continues to feel the consequ...