Oil: Russia
Commons · Question 3625 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Notice 'General Trade Licence for sanctioned processed oil products', published on 19 May 2026, which specific elements of GBSAN0004 would previously have represented a breach of
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 1 Jun 2026
On 20 May 2026, the UK introduced new sanctions to further target Russian revenues and degrade its ability to wage its illegal war in Ukraine. Imports of refined oil products processed in a third country using Russian crude oil were not sanctioned under t...