Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 19555

Bangladesh: Assets

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Lloyd Hatton

LabourSouth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has provided the interim government in Bangladesh with support for the asset recovery of funds potentially misappropriated by the previous government.

Answer

Catherine West
The UK is committed to assisting investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities in combating international crime. We have robust illicit finance legislation and instruments which can be used to support asset recovery requests. Requests require signif...

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