Question follow-through · 116234

Dual Use Goods and Technologies: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what additional resources his Department has allocated to domestic enforcement bodies to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute sanctions evasion involving dual-use technologies exported to Russia through H

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
6 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what additional resources his Department has allocated to domestic enforcement bodies to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute sanctions evasion involving dual-use technologies exported to Russia through H

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has invested in strengthening trade sanctions enforcement capacity. The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) was established in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in October 2024. Alongside specialist investigative capac...

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