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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are listening to both sides of industry, because there are the downstream users and there is the production. The truth of the matter is that UK steel production under the…21 May 2026HANSARD Humble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorTo be absolutely clear, I think this is probably the last tranche of material that we have. If I had more to publish, I would have published it today; I have not got anything more…21 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course I am happy to meet. Maybe we should organise a meeting for several companies and several hon. Members. I am very happy to do that as soon as possible. I do not want to…21 May 2026HANSARDHumble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorI have today laid before the House documents the Government have identified that the House required in the 24 February 2026 Humble Address seeking all papers relating to the…21 May 2026HANSARD Humble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorI hear the right hon. Member’s chuntering, in his regular application process to be made a trade envoy. I am still considering his proposal.21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an extremely good point. That is one of the reasons we thought it was important to phase the process. Because of the time lag, we needed to make it…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsWell, it has not been an argument that I myself have advanced, although obviously I stand by my Labour colleagues if that is the argument that they have been making—I am part of a…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsAs it happens I am not on the Russian sanctions list, although when I raised this with the Russian—20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsWe have not suspended, waived or got rid of any existing sanctions of any kind whatsoever. We are introducing new sanctions. This is our latest set of sanctions. In fact, I have…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI will try again. The point I am making is not the point the right hon. Gentleman thinks I am making. The point I am making is that, up until now, we have been doing precisely…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI think I might be on the right hon. Lady’s sanctions list! But in actual fact, when I raised this with the Russian ambassador—I was a bit upset—he said, “Well, we have many…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsWell, I apologise for the rhetoric and bluster, but it is my general way of doing things, so it seems a particularly cruel attack from my colleague! The serious point to make is…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsMy hon. Friend makes an immensely important point on energy security, which is one reason why we are passionately committed to trying to make sure we are not reliant on oil or oil…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI am sorry, but I do just need to explain to the hon. Lady that we are not lifting any sanctions. We are implementing new sanctions, which only come into force today. Up until…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend’s comments. Notwithstanding his point that every time the price of oil around the world goes up, that is a benefit to Putin—that is one of…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsIt is true that this piece of the jigsaw in relation to sanctions policy lies across two Departments. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is in charge of sanctions…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI welcome the hon. Member to his new responsibilities, though I must say that I really liked his predecessor—I got into terrible trouble when I tweeted that, so maybe I should not…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsMy hon. Friend is right that we need to ensure that these sanctions are not only implemented but effective. We need—I think the previous Government felt this as well—a constant…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI think the hon. Gentleman wrote the first half of that question before he heard what I had to say on the subject. I want to make it absolutely clear, once again, that up until…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsAll roads lead to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), Mr Speaker; certainly, all urgent questions do. I was not here for the debate yesterday because I was in…20 May 2026