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HANSARDSanctionsI do not have that figure on me, but I can get it to the hon. Gentleman. The point that I was making is that the action that we have taken on clearing is in conjunction with the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThis really pertains to a number of questions that have been asked. What we are doing in building up our evidence cases about the oligarchs is sharing information with our G7…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsAs I said earlier, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has just announced the new Ukrainian humanitarian route, which responds directly to these needs.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am working closely with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on helping those countries reduce their dependence. We are…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is looking closely at the activities of social media companies.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsYes, we are working on that. We are working closely with the International Criminal Court, and the chief prosecutor has already issued a statement about the situation in Ukraine.…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe have been working closely with the Home Office on this issue as well as the Polish Government. In fact, I am due to meet the Polish Minister tomorrow to discuss it further. We…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsIt is appalling to hear about the horrific situation that the family of the right hon. Gentleman’s constituent find themselves in, and we must be welcoming to refugees from this…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend that we must do all we can to stiffen the resolve of those in Russia who are disgusted by President Putin’s actions in their name. That is…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe are looking at what can be done with RT, but if we ban RT in the United Kingdom, that is likely to lead to channels such as the BBC being banned in Russia, and we want the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe have moved our travel advice on Russia to red, which means that we advise against all travel. That is not the same as a ban; it is ultimately Government advice, but I strongly…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsAs I have said, we cannot tar every single person of Russian origin with the same brush. We are targeting oligarchs close to Putin without fear or favour and freezing bank assets…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI discussed this issue with my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary this morning. We have a shipment, or rather a cargo, of medical supplies, and our Ministry of Defence is…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy right hon. Friend is right. The reality is that Putin has made these threats to distract from his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. We are being targeted because the UK has been…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThe Foreign Office is currently full of lawyers working through precisely that point.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsWe are running through a list, and we have already sanctioned over 120 businesses in Russia and oligarchs. We have prevented the Russian central bank from deploying its…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsThat is absolutely correct. Every sovereign nation that believes in fair play and the rule of law around the world should be doing all it can to stop Putin being successful in…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI welcome the actions by companies who are dissociating themselves from working with the Putin regime, including BP’s divestment.28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsYes, that sounds like a petition to the Chancellor about the Foreign Office’s budget, which I wholeheartedly agree with and support. My hon. Friend is right that this horrific…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsOur ambassador, who is in Lviv, is doing a fantastic job in very difficult circumstances. We are doing all we can to support people in Ukraine. As I said, the case is a matter for…28 Feb 2022