PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Humanitarian Aid: Afghanistan (27 January 2022)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2615 to allow UK banks to facilitate humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)

The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 were laid on 27 January and came into force on 28 January 2022. The Regulations implement the UK’s international obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2615. The resolution provides for a humanitarian exception to the sanctions regime established by resolution 1988 (2011) to support the provision of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. HM Treasury, through its Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation, are working to support its effective implementation with supporting guidance and through continued engagement with the financial and humanitarian sectors.

Answered by:
John Glen (Conservative)
3 February 2022