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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 May 2026

Debate

Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions

Contribution

My Lords, there is no plan because it is not in force as a result of the extremely broad and open-ended exemption that has been announced. I have debated, and this House has scrutinised, every single Russian sanction since the start of this war. I have called repeatedly for stronger efforts to prevent circumvention and loopholes, but there is now no point in calling for those if the Government put in such an exemption as they have this week. Will the Minister now bring forward urgent legislation to ensure that we scrutinise what the Government’s intent is, rather than a behind-the-scenes and sleekit licence that is open ended, avoids any parliamentary scrutiny and is up to an official rather than Parliament to decide?

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