Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of stopping the trade of Russian precious rare metals and minerals, including (a) platinum and (b) palladium from Russian sources, into the UK, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Department for International Trade is working with the whole of government to assess the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the supply of critical materials to the UK.

Our measures are designed to maximise pressure on Putin and the elites who support his illegal invasion of Ukraine while minimising the impact on the UK, but my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has been clear that we must do whatever possible to protect European security.