Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of countries who have not imposed sanctions on Russia on the UK's sanctions regime; and whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in countries that have not imposed sanctions on Russia on that issue.

Sanctions are imposing significant costs on the Russian economy. Its budget is in deficit and is expected to remain so until 2025. Russia's imports of sanctioned goods are down by almost 50 percent and have declined from both sanctioning countries and countries who have not imposed sanctions on Russia.

The UK also continues to engage the international community on sanctions, explaining the measures we have introduced, building support for our approach countering Russian disinformation. As set out in the G7 statement published on 24 February we will work with our G7 partners to take action against third country actors materially supporting Russia's illegal war.