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Written question asked by Catherine West (Labour) on Thursday, 7 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 (named day). It was answered by Gareth Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.


Sanctions: Myanmar

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the total sum of assets frozen under the Myanmar sanctions regime.

Answer

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual review of assets frozen as a result of UK financial sanctions, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI.

Details of assets reported to OFSI as part of the 2021 frozen asset review were published in OFSI’s 2021-2022 Annual Review. As of September 2021, £12.4 billion of frozen funds across all regimes were reported to be held by UK institutions. The value of assets held in relation to the Myanmar regime is aggregated under ‘Others’ so as not to disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals.

Details of assets reported to OFSI in 2022 will be published in OFSI’s 2022-2023 Annual Review, in Autumn 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198402
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Sanctions Myanmar
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk