Asked by: Lord Massey of Hampstead (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's exposure to sanctions evasion by hostile state actors as a result of Iranian-backed companies and financial service providers that rebrand or restructure in order to evade sanctions.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
The UK has a robust sanctions enforcement regime in place, and - while it would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases - we will continue to investigate and take action against any individuals and entities, including hostile state actors, involved in any unlawful attempts to circumvent our sanctions regime.