Terrorism: EU Action

(asked on 8th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what preparations his Department is making for the coordination of efforts to tackle the financing of terrorism with EU member states in line with the aspirations of the G7 Financial Taskforce after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
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Simon Kirby
This question was answered on 13th December 2016

The UK continues to play a full part in the international work on defeating the terrorist financing, including through the EU, the G7, the Financial Action Task Force and the Counter-ISIL Finance Group. The UK also has a strong reputation for tackling terrorist financing domestically. Counter-terrorist financing is a key part of the UK's CONTEST strategy and earlier this year the UK published an Action Plan for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance.

As we leave the EU, we will continue to build the strongest possible relationship on security with our European partners, as well as our close friends in North America, the Commonwealth, and other important partners around the world. Our voice will always be prominent on the world stage, and we will continue to make it heard on issues such as this through our permanent seat at the UN Security Council and our membership of NATO, of the G7, the G20 and the Commonwealth.

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