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1437617

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued against a Javier Clemente Engonga Avomo who, according to Companies House records, is director of The United States of America Corporation Ltd, The United States of Africa Corporation Ltd and World Corporate Organization Ltd, which have authorised share capitals of £1.8 trillion, £500 billion and £900 billion respectively.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL6576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>We do not comment on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/03/2022 13:14:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1382042

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders were issued each year under the Criminal Finances Act 2017; and in each case, (1) what was the value of the wealth, (2) what subsequent prosecutions took place, and (3) what were the outcomes of any such prosecutions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL4397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) and accompanying interim freezing orders have been used in four investigations to date. Two of those investigations have concluded, two are ongoing. On 8 April 2020 the High Court discharged UWOs sought in a single investigation, permission to appeal was refused. On 2 October 2020, the High Court approved a settlement for the recovery of property with a combined value of £9,802,828, subsequent to a UWO investigation. Prosecutions do not succeed UWO application, which are a civil process. Enforcement authorities with the powers to seek UWOs are operationally independent.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/12/2021 16:35:11 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1315925

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued in each jurisdiction of the UK since their introduction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Unexplained Wealth Orders have been granted in four cases to date; all of those have been in England and Wales. No Unexplained Wealth Orders have been granted in Scotland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/05/2021 14:37:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1167256

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order since their inception, broken down by nationality; and what are the names of those people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>15 unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) have been made on 4 cases. There are 3 orders in one case which relates to an Azerbaijan national, Zamira Hajiyeva. The other 3 cases concern a non EEA national,an Englishman and a Northern Irish woman.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 13:00:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1229088

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the efficacy of Unexplained Wealth Orders in tackling financial crime in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	82386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) were introduced as part of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and came into force from 1 January 2018. Whilst still relatively new legislation, the Home Office assesses that UWOs (and associated Interim Freezing Orders) are an important addition to existing powers which can result in the provision of critical information which could not be obtained in any other way. UWOs have been used in four cases so far, in relation to property worth an estimated £143.2m. The Home Office keeps the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Criminal Finances Act 2017 under review to ensure that all powers remain effective.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/09/2020 16:03:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1229558

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unexplained wealth orders have been sought in each financial year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	82224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Since implementation in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) were sought in relation to four cases:</p><p>Three UWOs were obtained in relation to one case 2017/18</p><p>Five UWOs were obtained in relation to three cases in 2019/20 (three UWOs in relation to one case were discharged on appeal)</p><p>The annual asset recovery statistical bulletin contains UWO statistics. The next statistical bulletin will be published this month (September 2020).</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/09/2020 15:11:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1177699

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued in each quarter since the implementation of those orders.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Since implementation, 15 unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) have been granted in relation to 4 cases.</p><p> </p><p>The quarterly breakdown is as follows:</p><p>3 UWOs were granted in relation to 1 case in Q4 of 2017/18</p><p>3 UWOs were granted in relation to 1 case in Q1 2019/20</p><p>9 UWOs were granted in relation to 2 cases in Q2 2019/20</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/02/2020 16:26:03 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1695780

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197789 on Unexplained Wealth Orders, how many new applications for unexplained wealth orders were made in the High Court from 13 September 2023 to 13 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	18408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Since being introduced in April 2017, UWOs have been applied for by operational agencies in six investigations, with five granted and the NCA waiting for a Judges decision on the other. There were no applications made by the NCA for a UWO between 13 September 2023 to 13 March 2024.</p><p>UWOs remain a powerful tool to investigate those who look to use, move or hide their proceeds of crime in the UK or overseas. There are a number of variables which impact an operational decision to seek a UWO including: the ease with which evidence can be obtained from overseas; whether it would be proportionate to go to the High Court; and suitability of alternative investigatory powers.</p><p>Agencies have several other well-established powers under Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which they may use to compel information regarding the ownership of asset during an investigation such as Production Orders and Disclosure Orders. Law enforcement agencies are operationally independent from Government and cannot be tasked to use UWOs.</p><p>The Government committed to report on the number of UWOs applied for and obtained each year under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022 and will lay this year’s report before September.</p><p>The report covering 2022-23 can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Funexplained-wealth-orders-2022-to-2023-annual-report%2Funexplained-wealth-orders-2022-to-2023-annual-report&amp;data=05%7C02%7CTalhah.Khan3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cd2dd46c4f9f94f66ab2908dc4762b5d0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638463736470808629%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=s6ABwaXBE0uaYGwIpcoEOPVx4ezaS4DO2yMkqd0G5fQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Unexplained wealth orders: 2022 to 2023 annual report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 21/03/2024 12:36:53 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1658128

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unexplained wealth orders have been used since the scheme was revised.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	197789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Since the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act came into effect on 15 March 2022 the two applications for UWOs have been applied for in the High Court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 12/09/2023 11:12:08 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1623659

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions unexplained wealth orders have been used since the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received royal assent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	182614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>UWOs have been applied for in 2 investigations since the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act received Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 02/05/2023 14:21:58 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss