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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-30more like thismore than 2016-11-30
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HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury remove filter
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Assets: Russia more like this
house id 1 remove filter
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is taking steps to prevent the 39 Russian nationals, named in the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act passed by the US Congress and President Obama in 2012, from holding assets in UK banks or UK listed companies. more like this
tabling member constituency Sutton Coldfield more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Andrew Mitchell more like this
uin 55740 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-05more like thismore than 2016-12-05
answer text <p>The Government has not taken steps to prevent individuals named in the US Rule of Law Accountability Act, from holding assets in UK banks or UK listed companies. The Government’s approach to strengthening human rights globally focuses on multilateral and bilateral action to hold to account those states responsible for the worst violations of human rights, and working with those states determined to strengthen protections in locally appropriate ways.</p><p> </p><p>The National Crime Agency treats allegations of money laundering with the utmost seriousness and will continue to support inquiries in the UK that are designed to help bring justice in jurisdictions that can target the criminality in this case.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
answering member printed Simon Kirby more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-05T16:10:00.157Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-05T16:10:00.157Z
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label Biography information for Simon Kirby more like this
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label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell more like this