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Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

Commons · Question 21160 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

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Asked by Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to sanction UK based insurance firms providing insurance to tankers engaged in shipping Russian Liquified Natural Gas.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 6 Jan 2025

The UK has taken extensive action to limit energy revenues that fund Russia's war. UK persons are prohibited from importing Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and acquiring Russian LNG with the intention of entering the UK. This prohibition also covers t...