Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the sanctions regime against Russia; and what steps her Department is taking to strengthen that regime.

We have now sanctioned over 1000 Russian individuals and entities, made possible by the passing of the Economic Crime Act on 15 March, which is enabling us to crack down harder and faster on dirty money and those who support President Putin. We will continue to isolate Putin's regime, and all those close to him, who are responsible for this appalling attack on Ukraine. We will not rest until Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity is restored. These sanctions send a clear message that nothing and no one is off the table.