Question follow-through · 41838

Freezing of Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has faced legal challenge on the use of assets derived from sanctioned (a) individuals and (b) entities.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 27 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 31 Mar 2025
Answer: 8 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has faced legal challenge on the use of assets derived from sanctioned (a) individuals and (b) entities.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
UK financial sanctions limit the provision of certain financial services and restrict access to financial markets, funds, and economic resources. Financial sanctions do not involve a change in ownership of the frozen funds, or economic resources, nor are ...

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