Question follow-through · 2688

Economic Crime: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the conference on illicit finance has been postponed.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the conference on illicit finance has been postponed.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As confirmed in the statement below, published on 22 May, the Illicit Finance Summit has been rescheduled to December to enable the broadest possible participation.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-host-illicit-finance-summit-in-december.

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