Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Cryer Excerpts
Tuesday 20th June 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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Those points demonstrate how serious and extensive the Government’s actions are, but I recognise that sometimes unfortunate situations arise and I am happy to look at that case and take it back to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.

Lord Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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To pursue the issue of proxies raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins), am I right in thinking that the Minister said a few minutes ago that he was prepared to examine the possibility of taking action against proxies and those persons of interest who use proxies?

John Glen Portrait John Glen
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What I would say is that the Government are committed to an ever-tighter grip on illicit finance and those individuals close to Putin who make a material contribution to his regime. Obviously, I will not commit on the Floor of the House to individual extensions to what we have already done, but I have set out the range of sanctions regimes that exist across multiple Departments of Government and I am happy to receive representations on whatever case the hon. Member wishes to bring to me.