Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22788
Bangladesh: Assets
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Central Bank of Bangladesh in repatriating UK-based assets diverted illegally from that country.
Answer
Catherine WestThe 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. We would not comment on...
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