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Written question asked by David Lammy (Labour) on Monday, 28 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by John Glen (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 2022 on behalf of the Treasury.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation: Languages

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff allocated to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation speak (a) Russian and (b) Ukrainian.

Answer

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, is the competent authority for financial sanctions in the UK. The number of active staff in OFSI since Financial Year 2016-2017 can be found in the table below:

Financial Year

Total number of staff

2016-2017

27

2017-2018

30

2018-2019

36

2019-2020

38

2020-2021

40

Where the number of individuals covered is less than five, HMG considers that to provide an exact figure would constitute the disclosure of personal data. HMT is therefore unable to provide a breakdown of full time vs. part time staff.

In light of recent developments in Ukraine, the number of staff has since increased. Releasing further details of OFSI’s budget and headcount by function could prejudice its operational effectiveness.

HM Treasury does not hold data regarding the number of staff in the OFSI who speak (a) Russian and (b) Ukrainian.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148036
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Staff Russian language Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Ukrainian language
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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