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1580204

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to investigate allegations that his Department assisted Yevgeny Prigozhin to pursue libel action against Eliot Higgins.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
	tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
	uin	131193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 132290 132415 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1580595

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will publish all correspondence between his Department, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his legal representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	132411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases or publish correspondence with applicants for licences.</p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to the licensing of legal expenses.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 132410 question first answered 08/02/2023 16:50:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1580606

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation provided advice to ministerial private officers in his Department on enabling receipt of payments from lawyers acting on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	132290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 131193 132415 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1580609

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the special licenses granted by his Department to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin required Ministerial approval.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	132415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 131193 132290 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1582926

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department decided to grant special licences to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin; and to what extent were Ministers (a) aware of and (b) involved in the decision.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	137919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>It is long-standing government policy not to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to the involvement of Ministers, I refer to my answers given at the Urgent Question on January 25<sup>th</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses cases for the granting of licences on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes. This is not a judgment on the merits of the case (which is a matter for the independent judiciary), or on the character of any individuals involved.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2023 16:53:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1583556

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will publish the findings of his Department's review of the issuing of a special licence to Yevgeny Prigozhin by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	139159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on specific licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. However, OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that HM Treasury are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140148 question first answered 13/02/2023 16:34:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1584312

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to publish the conclusions of the review into the special licenses granted to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	140148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on specific licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. However, OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that HM Treasury are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 139159 question first answered 13/02/2023 16:34:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1585045

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the decision to grant sanction waivers to licence Mr Prigozhin to pay legal costs was seen in reviewed by (a) Ministers and (b) specialist advisors in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	141362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases. We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues.</p><p> </p><p>On the issue of who makes the decision to issue a licence, I refer the Rt Hon Gentleman to the statement I made during my answer to the Urgent Question, which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-01-25/debates/54EFDF55-C956-45FC-8500-C47444EAF09F/WagnerGroupSanctionsRegime" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-01-25/debates/54EFDF55-C956-45FC-8500-C47444EAF09F/WagnerGroupSanctionsRegime</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/02/2023 16:51:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne