Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason she had not applied sanctions to the 14 Russian businesspeople and family associates placed on the European Union's sanctions list on 9 March 2022, including Andrey Melnichenko, Andrei Guryev, Dmitry Pumpyansky and Vadim Moshkovich, as of 10 March 2022.

We have now sanctioned over 1000 Russian individuals and entities, 51 leading oligarchs including Andrey Melnichenko, Andrei Guryev, Dmitry Pumpyansky and Vadim Moshkovich with a combined wealth in excess of £100 billion. This was 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 Putin. We, with our allies and partners, impose the most punishing sanctions to inflict maximum and lasting pain on Russia.

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.