{"value":{"id":1919985,"askingMemberId":5089,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-06-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-30T00:00:00","uin":"12885","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10469 on Shipping: Russia, whether the Government considered interdicting Russian vessel SMYRTOS under the a) Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 or b) Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 during its entry into the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4993,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-30T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Interdiction of the SMYRTOS was not considered on the occasion of 24-25 May 2026 due to the need to comply with domestic and international law.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide further information as this could compromise our ability to successfully act in the future, only benefiting our adversaries.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Shipping: Russia","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1919985","method":"GET"}]}