PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sanctions: Russia (18 May 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to use seized Russian assets frozen under sanctions for the benefit of victims in Ukraine.
Asked by:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
Answer
Law enforcement agencies are currently able to freeze and seize foreign assets with links to criminality or unlawful conduct, by making use of powers granted under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Answered by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
30 May 2022
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