Oil: Exports
Commons · Question 34076 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent oil produced in the UK arriving in Russia.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 7 Mar 2025
The export of oil from the UK to Russia is prohibited. Non-compliance with the UK's tough sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through large financial penalties or criminal prosecution. According to HMRC data, the UK did not export oil (HS 2709 a...