Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22788

Bangladesh: Assets

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Phil Brickell

LabourBolton 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 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. We would not comment on...

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