Oil: Russia
Commons · Question 3889 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
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...