Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times Ministers in his Department were (a) consulted on and (b) asked to authorise, waivers or exemptions for designations under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 sanctions regime and subsequent amendments.

HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) does not disclose data from specific licences it has granted under UK sanctions regimes. Information about numbers of licences granted can be found in OFSI’s Annual Review which is publicly available on OFSI’s website.