Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending sanctions on Russia to include consumer goods.

Sanctions are carefully targeted to maximise impact while minimising unintended consequences, including for ordinary Russians. Since April 2022, the export of luxury goods to or for use in Russia is prohibited. This ban ensures that oligarchs and other members of the elite, who have grown rich under President Putin's reign and support his illegal invasion, are deprived of access to luxury goods. Sanctions are carefully targeted to increase pressure over time and will be maintained to secure peace. We are not able to comment on potential future sanctions as this may lessen their impact.