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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-03-22more like thismore than 2023-03-22
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Kazakhstan: Politics and Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Kazakhstan regarding knowledge sharing and capacity building on (1) sanctions compliance, (2) anti-money laundering measures, (3) regulation of cryptocurrencies, and (4) ‘Know Your Customer’ compliance. more like this
tabling member printed
Viscount Waverley more like this
uin HL6773 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-05more like thismore than 2023-04-05
answer text <p>The UK Government has recently had several high-level engagements with the Government of Kazakhstan, including hosting the UK-Kazakhstan Strategic Dialogue in December, the UK-Kazakh Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Investment in February and the Foreign Secretary's visit to Astana on 18 March, meeting President Tokayev and other senior Kazakhs. In our engagements, we continually emphasise the importance of developing and maintaining a quality business environment to support international investment into Kazakhstan. Although senior meetings have not covered the cryptocurrency regulations, the UK successfully ran a pilot project in 2022 on financial compliance to assess different types of training on tackling illicit finance.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
question first answered
less than 2023-04-05T15:42:49.897Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-05T15:42:49.897Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
1744
label Biography information for Viscount Waverley more like this