Egypt: Mubarak Family Assets — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:29 am on 16 February 2011.

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Photo of Lord Carlile of Berriew Lord Carlile of Berriew Liberal Democrat 11:29, 16 February 2011

My Lords, given the many assertions that the Mubarak family and their acolytes are the ultimate beneficiaries of substantial funds that are now held by British financial institutions, does my noble friend agree that it might be timely to remind those financial institutions and their compliance officers of their obligations to report suspected money laundering so that those institutions might fully exercise their part in ensuring that any criminal funds are found and released in the appropriate way?