Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) Ministers and (b) senior civil servants in his Department met people in the last 18 months who are now subject to sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Since the invasion the Government has sanctioned over 1,400 individuals and businesses/entities. This includes 64 businesses with over 350 subsidiaries, and over 100 oligarchs with a combined wealth in excess of £198 billion under the Russia sanctions regime.

Details of meetings held by Ministers in the Department are recorded in our transparency data, which is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.

Details of meetings with Senior Civil Servants are recorded in our transparency data, which is published at: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/e05c7e01-4ace-46b6-bfab-341217cc35fc/beis-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings.