The right hon. Gentleman is making a brilliant speech. Will he give the House his perspective on the potential weakness in the sanctions regime? Its focus is obviously on asset freezing, but while Abramovich, who is widely regarded as Putin’s cashier, has tried to take pre-emptive measures by transferring control of Chelsea football club to a charitable trust, there is a real issue that the mansions, the jets and the yachts owned by oligarchs will continue to be available for their use because the regulations do not prohibit the use of economic resources for personal consumption.
Sanctions
Proceeding contribution from
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 March 2022.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Sanctions.
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2021-22
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2022-04-01 16:56:54 +0100
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