Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of links between members of the Kazakh elite and London's financial services.

The Government has long recognised the corrosive risks of dirty money being laundered in the UK. We have consistently reinforced our ability to crack down on illicit finance in the UK whether through ground-breaking legislation or a strengthened law enforcement response. Serious criminals, corrupt elites and individuals who seek to threaten the security of the UK and allies are not welcome in the UK.