Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has had discussions with her counterparts in EU states on opposing the import and sale of Russian produced coking coal to the EU for steel production.

In lockstep with our allies, including with EU states, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced the largest and most severe package of economic sanctions Russia has ever seen. Alongside other G7 countries, we are denying Russia Most-Favoured-Nation treatment relating to key products, ramping up the pressure on Russia’s economy. Whilst coking coal is not currently included with these products, we do not speculate on future sanctions. However, we have made clear that, together with our global partners, we will continue to apply pressure on Putin’s regime.