Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the Russian military’s access to drones.

The UK, along with its allies, has introduced severe sanctions against Russia's defence industry. This includes prohibitions on the export, supply, delivery and making available of unmanned aircraft to Russia.

Russia's procurement of Iranian drones corroborates our assessment that Russia is struggling militarily and isolated internationally. The UK has sanctioned Iranian individuals and businesses responsible for supplying Russia with drones. We are working with France and Germany to support a UN investigation into Iran's transfers and will continue to work with the international community to hold Russia and Iran to account and deter other countries from supporting Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.