Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on allegations of corruption in that country.

The UK Government firmly believes corruption is at the heart of many of the world’s problems and we support Egyptian Government efforts to counter corruption. The UK is actively engaged with the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework for Egypt, whose interventions will assist in reducing corruption in the country.

The UK continues to hold a number of assets belonging to persons identified as responsible for misappropriation of Egyptian state funds under the 2011 EU sanctions regime, and we will continue to support anti-corruption efforts in Egypt.