UK’s sanctions strategy - Foreign Affairs Committee

The evidence session will examine the UK’s sanctions policy in full and the effectiveness of the different sanctions regimes. The session will also explore when, how and why sanctions might be an appropriate tool of foreign policy. Members are likely to ask whether the Government should be bolder in its use of sanctions, or whether sanctions have become an overused foreign policy tool. Members may also ask what role Parliament should have in scrutinising sanctions, if any.
The session will also focus on UK sanctions against Russia, the evolution of the Government’s strategic aims since the start of the conflict, as well as examining the arguments for and against the confiscation and use of frozen Russian assets for any Ukrainian reconstruction plan. Questions are likely to cover the evasion of sanctions via third countries.
• Tom Keatinge - Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
• Maya Lester KC - Senior Barrister at Brick Court Chambers
• Freya Page - Director of Global Outreach at Kharon