Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many referrals of suspected criminal sanctions breaches the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has referred to the National Crime Agency in each of the last three years.

HM Treasury assesses all potential breaches of financial sanctions, and takes appropriate action which can include issuing a monetary penalty or referring the matter to law enforcement agencies. Further information about our enforcement action is published on our website and in our Annual Review, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-financial-sanctions-implementation

We cannot publicise information about our work with law enforcement specifically as it could prejudice ongoing investigations, however we can confirm that we refer all cases which may meet the threshold for criminal action.