Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many breaches of financial sanctions there were in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016; and what the aggregate value of such breaches was.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was established on 31 March 2016. Prior to the establishment of OFSI there were 441 reports of suspected breaches to HM Treasury between September 2013 and December 2015.

As of 7 March 2018, 107 cases reported to OFSI in 2016 have been determined as breaches, with an approximate aggregate value of £281 million. Some cases reported to OFSI in 2016 are still under investigation and therefore this figure may be subject to change.