Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Friday, 9 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 19 January 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Proceeds of Crime: Terrorism

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been collected relating to the suspected financing of terrorism through the suspicious activity reports regime since its creation.

Answer: [holding answer 14 January 2009]: Statistics on the amount of money seized as a result of information received through Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) on the suspected financing of terrorism have been collected by the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU) of the Metropolitan Police since September 2006. Since that date, £1,769,955 has been seized by the NTFIU for further investigation into the origins of the money and the intentions of the transacting parties as a result of SARs of suspected terrorist financing having been passed onto them from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). It would not be appropriate to provide further details of the transactions or a breakdown of this figure due to the need to protect ongoing investigations.

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