Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) date granted, (b) purpose, (c) recipient and (d) value of the licences issued for the release of funds frozen as result of financial sanctions against Libya.

Where there are derogations set out in the Libya sanctions regimes, HM Treasury may authorise dealing with frozen assets. In some instances, that includes releasing frozen funds for at least one of the following purposes: basic needs, extraordinary expenses, legal fees, prior contract, routine holding and maintenance.

The detailed information requested in relation to parts (a), (b), and (d) could only be made available at disproportionate cost.

In relation to part (c) of the question, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is unable to release this information as disclosure would contravene data protection principles.