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Written questions by Hatton.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Lloyd Hatton this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (54)Treasury (18)Home Office (7)Department for Business and Trade (7)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (6)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (3)Cabinet Office (3)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2)Ministry of Justice (2)Department for Work and Pensions (1)Department for Education (1)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (1)Department for Transport (1)

Showing 16 of 6 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to include tackling international tax abuse in the Illicit Finance Summit.

Reply

December's Illicit Finance Summit will focus on strengthening global enforcement against illicit finance, including by forging new partnerships on information sharing and asset recovery.It will also agree new partnerships to tackle high-risk methods of mo...

11 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has provided the interim government in Bangladesh with support for the asset recovery of funds potentially misappropriated by the previous government.

Reply

The UK is committed to assisting investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities in combating international crime. We have robust illicit finance legislation and instruments which can be used to support asset recovery requests. Requests require signif...

9 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he intends to publish a deadline for the implementation public registers of beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories per the requirements in the Sanctions and

Reply

Overseas Territories' (OTs) commitments to delivering publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership were outlined in a Written Ministerial Statement of 18 December 2023. This month, as Minister for the OTs, I wrote to OT Governments to set out UK ...

9 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will raise the case of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu with Azerbaijani officials during pre-COP 29 discussions to help secure his release from detention.

Reply

Since Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu's arrest in July 2023, the UK has consistently advocated for appropriate medical access and the right to a fair legal process, including ahead of COP29. The UK has also called on the Azerbaijani Government to protect the human rig...

4 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help (a) recover and (b) repatriate funds linked to corruption investigations involving former members of the government of Bangladesh.

Reply

The UK is committed to assisting investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities in combating international crime. The UK has robust illicit finance legislation and instruments which can be used to support asset recovery requests. Requests require sig...

2 Sept 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his interview with the i newspaper, published on 3 June 2024, what recent progress he has made on establishing a summit of allies and international financia

Reply

This government will drive a powerful agenda to tackle corruption and kleptocracy both at home and internationally. Working in partnership with international financial centres to tackle illicit finance is a priority. The FCDO is working across HMG to expl...

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