Written question asked by Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 November 2025. It was answered by Lucy Rigby (Labour) on Thursday, 27 November 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.
Bashar al-Assad: Freezing of Assets
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) properties and (b) other assets belonging to family members of Bashar al-Assad have been (i) seized and (ii) frozen under UK Government sanctions since March 2011.
- Answer
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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury published in its 2024-2025 Annual Review that £383 million in assets relating to the Syrian sanctions regime have been reported as frozen as of September 2024. This is an aggregated total of all entities and individuals listed on the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets. OFSI does not hold a comparable figure for 2011.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 92501
- Session
- 2024-26
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Property Syria Sanctions al-Assad, Bashar Freezing of assets
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- Yes
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