Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to question 2959 on Shipping: Russia, what regulations within the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 are applicable to the maritime interdiction of Russian Shadow Fleet vessels transiting UK waters.

Sanctions enforcement can be taken, including with respect to vessels, by various domestic enforcement bodies under powers in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.