Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 41838

Freezing of Assets

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

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.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
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 ...
ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 41838) →