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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 September 2022. It was answered by Marcus Fysh (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


UK Trade with EU: Telephone Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of calls received by the Export Support Services Contact Centre were about (a) imports and exports affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and (b) subsequent restrictions and sanctions imposed on trade with (i) Russia and (ii) Belarus in the period between 1 April 2022 and 30 September 2022.

Answer

Between 01 April 2022 and 20 September 2022, there were 1,520 calls relating to imports and exports affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51513
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Armed conflict Telephone services Sanctions Russia Ukraine Belarus UK trade with EU
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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