Found: have threatened to bankrupt UK journalists and media investigating wealthy kleptocrats in Russia, Kazakhstan

Found: to share their experiences and priorities, while our agreements with producer countries–including Kazakhstan

Found: for example, has concluded MoUs or strategic partnerships with Argentina, Canada, Chile, Congo, Kazakhstan

Found: The relationships with Iran, North Korea, Belarus, Kazakhstan and others represent a strategic change

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with international partners on strengthening multilateral approaches to prevent the circumvention of sanctions against Russia through third countries.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK coordinates closely with the EU, US, G7 and other international partners to tackle circumvention via multilateral fora and strategic consultations. Senior officials attend the Sanctions Coordinators Forum in Brussels, most recently in February 2024 focusing on strengthening enforcement of Russia sanctions. With the EU, US and Japan we have agreed a list of 50 Common High Priority items; battlefield-critical components we are targeting through joint diplomatic engagement with third countries. With the US and EU we have jointly engaged with the UAE, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, and Serbia, to highlight circumvention risks and offer technical support.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of recent global action on reducing levels of methane emissions.

Answered by Graham Stuart

The Government is committed to the Global Methane Pledge, collectively to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.

COP28 mobilised action, with countries including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan joining the Pledge. We also welcomed new regulatory initiatives, companies committing to the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter, and the Methane Finance Sprint mobilising funding. The UK committed £2 million to help developing countries address energy-related methane emissions.

The International Energy Agency has recently reported that methane emissions from fossil fuels are set to decline once recent announcements are implemented.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2023 to Question 1027 on Military Attachés, if he will publish an updated list of countries without a resident UK Defence Attache.

Answered by James Heappey

The Global Defence Network (GDN) utilises Resident and Non-Resident Defence Attachés (DA), who engage in Defence diplomacy in over three-quarters of the world’s nations. The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK DA is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to prevent businesses from evading sanctions by exporting goods to Russia via third countries.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Working closely with G7 partners, we have stepped up our engagement with third countries to support them to tackle circumvention of UK sanctions. We have sent joint delegations to UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia, to highlight risks and offer technical support to government and business.

The UK Government supports businesses domestically to tackle sanctions evasion, including by publishing guidance for exporters and by publishing the "Common High Priority Items List" of goods critical to Russia's military. HMG is also standing up the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, which will boost the enforcement and implementation of UK trade sanctions.

Found: Kazakhstan 20.  Kyrgyzstan 21.  Latvia 22.  Lithuania 23.  Luxembourg 24.  Malta 25.  Morocco 26.  

Found: Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia* Iran Iraq Jamaica Kazakhstan

Found: Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia* Iran Iraq Jamaica Kazakhstan

Found: Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia* Iran Iraq Jamaica Kazakhstan

Found: UK–Kazakhstan development partnership summary

Found: 13 8 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 0 4 2 0 2 2 55 Italy 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 20 Kazakhstan

Found: 0 8 Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Ireland 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 55 Italy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 Kazakhstan

Found: Australia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Oman, and Uruguay, currently observe wide use of chlorpyrifos

Found: authorised product Unknown No specific authorised product N/A Annex F (COLEAD, 2023) N/A Caco Barlry Kazakhstan

Found: Standard Issued Military 1 1750 Kazakhstan Standard Issued Non-military 11 5521821 Kazakhstan Standard

Found: Kazakhstan 20.  Kyrgyzstan 21.  Latvia 22.  Lithuania 23.  Luxembourg 24.  Malta 25.  Morocco 26.  

Found: Building creative links in higher education Working in seven countries – Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan