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HANSARDProcessed 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: 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: 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: 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 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: SanctionsMr Speaker, you will be aware of the phrase that sometimes it is conspiracy and sometimes it is something else. I just want to say that, in relation to communications, there is no…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsWe are putting an end to the import of these products from Russia. We want to debilitate and degrade the Russian war machine. The point I would make to the hon. Member is that…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 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsFirst, I think the hon. Member must have missed the fact that a statutory instrument that, for the first time, implements a ban on refined Russian crude oil products processed in…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI am sorry, but up until today it was perfectly legal for people to use Russian crude oil that had been processed in a third country and brought into the UK. The hon. Member is…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 am trying to do that here, now, live. Indeed, I went to see the BBC earlier and gave it a clip. Just to be absolutely clear, we are not suspending any sanctions. The sanctions…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI am terribly sorry; I am so fond of the right hon. Lady that I think of her in a commonplace way, or should I say a common-sense way? She was, of course, the Minister for common…20 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI thought that the Liberal Democrats were in favour of moving towards renewables. Sorry, I may have misunderstood the question; if so, the hon. Member may wish to grab me…20 May 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeIt is like an open goal, isn’t it, Mr Speaker? Sorry—you do not have a view. I believe that we achieve far more by our common endeavour than by going it alone. That is why I am a…13 May 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeOf course there are specific things about the Scottish economy that we want to drive forward. For instance, 54% of Scottish goods exports go into the European Union.13 May 2026HANSARDUnited Kingdom Trade Envoy ProgrammeThe Secretary of State for Business and Trade has today made the following appointment to the United Kingdom’s trade envoy programme. The United Kingdom’s trade envoys are…28 Apr 2026HANSARDWorld Trade Organisation: 14th Ministerial ConferenceThe World Trade Organisation’s 14th ministerial conference took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, between Thursday 26 March and Sunday 29 March 2026. I attended alongside the Secretary…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCall for Input: New Powers to Protect UK from Acts of Adverse Economic PressureAs an open trading nation, the UK thrives on its connections with the world. International trade fuels economic growth in the UK, and delivers significant benefits for businesses,…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSwitzerland Enhanced Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Round 10The 10th round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Switzerland took place in Geneva between 9 and 13 March 2026. The round followed the Secretary of State for…24 Mar 2026