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Overseas Trade: Russia

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 March 2025UIN 35024

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the amount of trade insured by UK-based companies with a final destination in Russia.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The Department does not hold information concerning the amount of trade insured by UK-based companies with a final destination in Russia. The government has sanctioned the provision of insurance in certain circumstances and it is a criminal offence to breach these sanctions unless a licence has been granted for the activity.

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