§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the EU Contact Committee on Combating Money Laundering is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if he will make a statement. [68605]
§ Ruth KellyThe role and responsibilities of the Contact Committee on Money Laundering are set out in Article 13 of Council directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering ("Official Journal" L166, 28/06/1991 P.0077–0083).
The committee meets at the request either of the chair or of the delegation of a member state. Since May 2001, it has met three times. The UK is represented by officials from HM Treasury and the Home Office. Representatives of the Scottish Executive do not attend, as money laundering is not a devolved matter.