§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what occasions assets relating to bribery of a foreign public official have been confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and what amounts were confiscated in each case. [151519]
§ Caroline FlintI understand that the Crown Prosecution Service does not keep records of the nationality of persons who are subject to a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and that to obtain this information would involve disproportionate cost. I also understand that Her Majesty's Customs and Excise have obtained three confiscation orders under the Act, none of which relates to the bribery of a foreign public official.
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) allegations and (b) reports of bribery of a foreign public official by a UK company or individual have been forwarded to (i) the National Criminal Intelligence Service and (ii) the Metropolitan Police from the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice in the US since 1997; and on what dates they were received. [151522]
§ Caroline FlintThe National Criminal Intelligence Service holds no records of having received from the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice in the US, any allegations or reports of bribery of a foreign public official by a UK company or individual.
The Metropolitan Police system does not enable reports of this nature to be identified separately.