Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to help educate (a) businesses and (b) academics about the (i) risks and (ii) responsibilities associated with exporting dual-use (A) research, (B) technology and (C) educational materials that could be used (1) by Russia and (2) in military contexts.

The Government has a robust process in place to ensure that sanctions measures are effective. There are legal obligations on all businesses in the UK and all UK citizens to comply with the sanctions regime. HMG will not hesitate to act if it finds evidence that any firms are not complying.

Officials in the Export Control Joint Unit, in collaboration with the Research Collaboration Advice Team in DSIT - which advises research institutions on national security risks linked to international collaboration - regularly engage with relevant stakeholders.

We expect UK businesses and academic institutions to undertake due diligence to ensure that the end destination of their products is not Russia.