Money Laundering: Azerbaijan
(asked on 8th September 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on 5 September that information relating to the Azerbaijani Laundromat scheme received from the media would be examined by the National Crime Agency (NCA), whether they have asked (1) the NCA, or (2) a financial regulator, to examine allegations relating to UK-registered companies and partnerships.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Investigations into allegations of money laundering are conducted by law enforcement agencies such as the National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office, and the police. Decision in whether to investigate and how to do so is purely a matter for law enforcement. The NCA, SFO, and the police of are operationally independent of the Government.