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Written question asked by Ian Jnr Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 10 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2021. It was answered by John Glen (Conservative) on Monday, 22 February 2021 on behalf of the Treasury.


Freezing of Assets: Libya

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much interest has been generated from frozen Libyan assets held in the UK in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

The Treasury does not hold information on the total interest that has accrued on Libyan frozen assets.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual frozen asset review requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen funds in the UK to report to OFSI. OFSI’s published Annual Review provides an aggregate figure for the value of Libyan frozen funds held by UK institutions. However, there is no requirement for banks to report interest separately in the annual returns on frozen assets they provide to OFSI.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
152525
Session
2019-21
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Libya Freezing of assets
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk