Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)]

We have recently published our allocations for development assistance. Off the top of my head, I cannot remember what decision was made on that specific programme, but I am sure that that information is publicly available. If it is not, I will make sure that the noble Lord gets it.

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Peach, mentioned the malign influence of Russia in relation to this. There has been some suggestion that the United Kingdom is slackening its sanctions on Russia. Will the Minister confirm that this is not the case and consider further sanctions, particularly in relation to some of its assets here in the United Kingdom?

[Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)]

I can absolutely assure my noble friend that that is not the case. I remember that there were robust exchanges about this before the short Recess we have just had. Obviously, we keep all future designations under close review, and we do not preannounce them, but his point about our concern about Russia and our willingness to act with sanctions and other measures, when that is appropriate, remains.