Freezing Orders: Egypt
Treasury
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale, Conservative)
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any Egyptian governmental assets are still frozen in the UK; and what their total estimated value is.
Mark Hoban (Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; Fareham, Conservative)
No UN or EU sanctions have been imposed on the Egyptian Government and so no Egyptian Government assets are frozen in the UK.
The sanctions in respect of Egypt impose an asset freeze against 19 individuals identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Egyptian state funds. For details I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to Mr Slaughter on