PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Sanctions (21 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps has she taken to ensure that UK Government sanctions are being applied in the crown dependencies and overseas territories.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

UK sanctions apply in all Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies either by Orders in Council or through each jurisdiction's own legislation (Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and Bermuda legislate for themselves). The UK Government is in regular contact with the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to help improve implementation and discuss the impact of sanctions, and will continue to provide guidance and support where appropriate. The UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, which sits within HMT, engages regularly with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies on compliance, enforcement and licensing. This engagement has assisted these jurisdictions in improving the implementation of financial sanctions across the wider British Family.

Answered by:
Dame Amanda Milling (Conservative)
24 March 2022