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Written question asked by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Friday, 11 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. It was answered by Uma Kumaran (Labour) on Monday, 21 September 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to prohibit UK firms from providing insurance and other financial services to the Clean Planet, Clean Ocean and Clean Vision before the wider ban on maritime services connected with Russian LNG takes effect; and if he will ensure that there is no delay to and further exemptions from that ban.

Answer

The Government continues to use sanctions to constrain Russia's ability to fund its illegal war in Ukraine, having sanctioned more than 3,400 individuals, entities and ships under the UK's Russia sanctions regime.

The Government keeps all sanctions measures under continual review to ensure they are implemented effectively and support our wider objective of increasing pressure on Russia. We remain committed to reducing Russian energy revenues, the single most important source of financing for Russia's war in Ukraine, including through targeting the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector. It is our long-standing policy not to comment on potential future sanctions designations, specifications or enforcement decisions, as doing so would risk lessening their impact.

We would point you to the Exploratory Memorandum issued in May: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/543/pdfs/uksiem_20260543_en_001.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
29085
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Financial services Insurance Shipping Sanctions Russia Liquefied natural gas
Link
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