British Overseas Territories: Chemical Weapons
Lords · Question HL12616 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been extended to British Overseas Territories through the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020; and whether asset freezes ar
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 10 Dec 2025
Yes, the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, was extended in 2020 via the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020, and as such asset freezes can be applied in these jurisdictions as a result of these regulations...