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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 16 May 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 May 2011. It was answered by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Monday, 23 May 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.

Terrorism: Finance

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 4 May 2011, Official Report, columns 19-22WS, on the terrorist asset-freezing regime (17 December 2010 to 31 March 2011), with which banks were accounts frozen under the al-Qaeda and Taliban asset-freezing regime.
Answer

It would not be in the interest of the effective operation of the asset freezing regime to disclose the names of the banks which hold accounts for persons subject to the al-Qaeda and Taliban asset freezing regime. This information is provided by the banks to the Treasury in confidence for the purposes of monitoring compliance and enforcement with sanctions.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56299; 528 c360W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Subjects
Finance Terrorism
Link
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