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HANSARDSanctionsThey will not be going about their business freely for much longer.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe certainly are committed to using the UK’s oil and gas fields. Energy independence is vital. We also need to invest more in nuclear, which my right hon. Friend the Business…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe are already donating £40 million of additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. We are also providing direct support in the neighbouring countries, helping our friends the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his leadership of the all-party parliamentary group on Ukraine. We will be doing more with our friendship group for the Ukrainians to raise…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI can assure the right hon. Gentleman that it does not dissuade me when people send me letters; it encourages me when people send me letters, and they are on our list.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy right hon. Friend has made a very good point. We are looking at what we can do to target the families of oligarchs, the people who work for them, the people who support them…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI can indeed assure the hon. Lady that that is exactly what we are doing. We have a very large team of people working through our hit list of oligarchs, and we are also looking at…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThis sanctions package has been agreed across the G7, which represents more than 50% of the global economy. That is a significant hit on the Russian economy, and it will help to…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI thank my hon. Friend for his idea. Nothing is off the table.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. There is nobody in the world lining up with Vladimir Putin and his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, but we need more democracies and more sovereign nations…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThe local opposition is right and we are working as fast as we can to deal with the issue.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to update the House on our support for Ukraine in the face of Putin’s premeditated, pre-planned and barbaric invasion. Ukraine has suffered…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMembers of the Duma can and will be sanctioned. We are working through the list of members in the same way as we are working through our hit list of oligarchs. I will look into…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. Our issue is not with the Russian people, many of whom are now protesting against this appalling regime; it is with Putin and his cronies. That is who we…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI agree that we need to continue to do more on sanctions. We are working night and day, including with our allies, to get tougher sanctions, the full ban on SWIFT payments and the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI will certainly entertain the request, and I will ensure it is value for money.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWell, Mr Speaker, they will not be able to travel.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his statement of unity; a strong message is going out to Putin and around the world that the United Kingdom is united in our support for…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThat is a matter for the Home Office, and I would be very pleased to raise the hon. Gentleman’s case with the Home Secretary.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsIt is very important in all that we do that we work with allies, and co-ordinated action is vital to send a message to Russia and the rest of the world. As I have said, nothing is…28 Feb 2022