Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are currently assigned to investigating and, or drafting measures under the Magnitsky sanctions regime.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Sanctions Unit leads on the development of sanctions under the Global Human Rights and Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regimes, working closely with other departments across the FCDO as well as officials from other Government departments across Whitehall.