Monday 31st October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I will take note of the point the hon. Gentleman has made, as I am sure my colleagues in the Department for Transport will also have done.

Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
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Will the Foreign Secretary impose sanctions on Ivan Ryabov, a Russian security official who was shown to have abused Russian females protesting against Ukraine? Would this not show that our sanctions can reach even junior Russians who abuse Russian protesters like that?

James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I am sure that my hon. Friend will be unsurprised to hear that we do not discuss future sanctions designations, but the House and my Department will have heard the name he has mentioned and the circumstances in which that sanction might be considered.