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Lord Ahmed (Labour)

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to investigate claims that President al-Bashir of Sudan has US$ 9 billion in bank accounts held by the Lloyds Banking Group; and what were their conclusions.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the statement by Lloyds Banking Group that there is no evidence that President al-Bashir of Sudan has US$ 9 billion in bank accounts held by the Lloyds Banking Group.

Lord Ahmed (Labour)

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 31 January (WA 233), what steps they have taken to confirm that President al-Bashir or individuals or entities associated with him do not have US$ 9 billion in bank accounts held by or known to the Lloyds Banking Group.

Lord Sassoon (Commercial Secretary, HM Treasury; Conservative)
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has assured HM Treasury that it has conducted its own internal investigation into the claim that President al-Bashir holds accounts with the group and is confident that the group does not hold any account for Mr al-Bashir or any individuals or entities associated with him. The Financial Services Authority has reviewed LBG's internal investigation report and has not raised any further concerns.