I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way, because this deserves an immediate answer. The Foreign Office has not at any stage put any such pressure on the Bank of England. Any decision about whether or not to transfer gold that it holds is entirely a matter for the Bank of England, and it does so without political pressure from us.
Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Duncan
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 April 2019.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Exiting the European Union (Sanctions).
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