Oil: Exports

(asked on 26th February 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent oil produced in the UK arriving in Russia.


Answered by
Douglas Alexander Portrait
Douglas Alexander
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 7th March 2025

The export of oil from the UK to Russia is prohibited. Non-compliance with the UK's tough sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through large financial penalties or criminal prosecution. According to HMRC data, the UK did not export oil (HS 2709 and 2710) to Russia in 2023 or 2024.

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