Russian Oil Import Ban Debate

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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Darren Jones

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Ukraine Update

Russian Oil Import Ban

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Points of Order
Wednesday 9th March 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
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We will have no more interventions from a so-called sedentary position.

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones (Bristol North West) (Lab)
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I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. He will know that many local authorities, NHS trusts and other public bodies are locked into gas supply contracts with Gazprom. To get out of them, the Government need to bring forward legislation to amend the public procurement rules. Will he do so?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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The position in respect of Gazprom is that the UK company is separate from the parent but, should anything happen to Gazprom, just as with any other supplier of energy, we will take the appropriate steps.

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