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British Overseas Territories: Chemical Weapons

Lords · Question HL12616 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

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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...