Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on whether the US intends to seek safe passage for Russian Shadow Fleet vessels transiting the English Channel with Russian diesel fuel bound for the United States.

As our closest defence and security partner, we engage and collaborate with the US regularly on a range of issues. The UK government has taken firm action against Russia's shadow fleet, including the interdiction of the MV Smyrtos earlier this year.