§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the amount of money derived from criminal activities laundered through(a) the UK and (b) the European Union in the last five years. [31075]
§ Mr. MichaelI am not able to provide estimates. The extent of money laundering, and measures for dealing with the problem, are being addressed by us in liaison with other governments through the international Financial Action Task Force, established at the G7 Summit in Paris in July 1989.