Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14011

Sanctions

Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Liam Byrne

LabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s sanctions policy priorities are; and whether his Department plans to publish an updated strategy.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK uses sanctions to deter and disrupt malign behaviour and demonstrate our defence of fundamental principles, including democracy, human rights and the rule of law.I recently convened Ministers from across government to deepen our cooperation on sanc...

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