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Oil: Russia

Commons · Question 3889 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 93473 on Imports: Russia, on what basis did his Department amend the ban announced on 16 October 2025 to exempt oil and oil products which fall wit

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 2 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. Alongside these measures, general trade licences for refined oil and liquid natural gas (LNG) were issued to ens...