Question follow-through · 4500
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the ownership of interests in UK oil and gas companies by sanctioned Russians.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the ownership of interests in UK oil and gas companies by sanctioned Russians.
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2024
Answer published
If the UK sanctions an individual, their UK assets are frozen. Sanctioned individuals cannot access frozen funds or obtain any financial benefit (including from ownership of interests in UK companies) without HMT/OFSI granting a licence.Additionally, the ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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