Written Question
Thursday 16th June 2022
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to reply to the letter of 7 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Rhondda on the UK Sanctions regime.
Answered by Vicky Ford
The FCDO does not have a record of receiving this correspondence. We have asked the Honourable Member's office to resend the letter.
Written Question
Thursday 31st March 2022
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Russian banks (a) have and (b) have not yet been sanctioned by the UK.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
In close coordination with our allies, we are introducing the largest and most severe economic sanctions that Russia has ever faced, including asset freezes on 16 major banks, a prohibition on clearing for Sberbank, and the removal of selected banks from SWIFT. The banks currently sanctioned represent the majority of the Russian banking sector. The UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO on GOV.UK, is the comprehensive list of persons or ships designated. Additionally, there are entities listed in Schedule 2 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which are covered by sectoral financial measures.
Written Question
Monday 28th March 2022
Asked by:
Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will introduce economic sanctions on Russian shipping.
Answered by James Cleverly
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
UK Government ministers have signed legislation banning all ships that are Russian owned, operated, controlled, chartered, registered or flagged from entering British ports since 1 March 2022. These measures also include powers to detain Russian vessels already in port and to direct them out of British ports, as well as ensuring that anyone sanctioned by the UK can no longer register a vessel - and will have any existing registrations terminated - in the UK.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2022
Iran Detainees
"I warmly commend the Foreign Secretary and all her team, both ministerial and her officials, on this result. Apricity means the feeling of the sun on one’s face in winter, and I am sure that for Gabriella and for Richard today is a day of apricity, with sun on their …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Feb 2022
Sanctions
"I do not understand why Abramovich and Usmanov have still not been included on the sanction list. I do not really understand why the Prime Minister said last Thursday that we were not going to engage in cultural or sporting boycotts, because we certainly should—we should throw every single thing …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Relationship with Russia and China
"I wish to add to this list, although I share in everything that the hon. Gentleman is saying. He is very intelligent and foresighted on these issues. Should we not also be looking at those who have dual nationality—Russian and UK, or Chinese and UK—reassessing and making them choose a …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance
"One thing my right hon. Friend has not mentioned yet is tier 1 visas. I note that Lubov Chernukhin was given a tier 1 visa in 2011 and Alexander Temerko was given a tier 1 visa in 2011 by Conservative Home Secretaries. Subsequently, between them they have given millions of …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance
"I am delighted that we have Magnitsky sanctions; I campaigned for them for 12 years—as did many other Members, including the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), who is on the Government Benches—so it is a great thing that they are there. However, when the Minister talks about …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance
"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Are you able to help me? I may have inadvertently misled the House earlier today when I said in a point of order that the Prime Minister was intending to correct the record of what he had said yesterday regarding whether Roman …..."Chris Bryant - View Speech
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