{"value":{"id":1753818,"askingMemberId":1551,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","uin":"HL3886","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist in identifying, seizing, and returning assets located in the United Kingdom illicitly acquired by Bangladeshi officials.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":533,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK is committed to fighting corruption and illicit finance both domestically and internationally. The UK is fully committed to recovering and returning corruptly-obtained assets. This must be done in accordance with legal due process, which can take time, but ensures a fully fair and transparent process.</p><p>The National Crime Agency is part of the UK's effort to support Bangladesh in this area, as well as wider engagement on law enforcement issues. As a matter of policy, we do not routinely confirm or deny NCA investigations.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Assets: Bangladesh","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753818","method":"GET"}]}