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757276

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date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bell Pottinger Group: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Bell Pottinger's recent public affairs work in South Africa was in line with their policy on international trade conducted by British firms.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The behaviour of Bell Pottinger in South Africa has clearly been completely unacceptable. We welcome the investigations conducted by the Public Relations and Communications Association and Herbert Smith Freehills and the conclusions of their reports.</p><p>At no stage was Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in any way involved in this work, nor consulted in advance.</p><p>The UK has one of the world’s toughest anti-corruption laws, and HMG takes any allegations of bribery or corruption extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL1262 HL1263 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:25:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

757277

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bell Pottinger Group: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the taking of income by UK Directors of Bell Pottinger for public affairs work in South Africa commissioned by businesspeople linked to President Zuma was in line with their policy on international trade conducted by British firms.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The behaviour of Bell Pottinger in South Africa has clearly been completely unacceptable. We welcome the investigations conducted by the Public Relations and Communications Association and Herbert Smith Freehills and the conclusions of their reports.</p><p>At no stage was Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in any way involved in this work, nor consulted in advance.</p><p>The UK has one of the world’s toughest anti-corruption laws, and HMG takes any allegations of bribery or corruption extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL1261 HL1263 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:25:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

757278

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bell Pottinger Group: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Government staff, in the UK or in South Africa, were consulted by Bell Pottinger's Directors before they took income for public affairs work in South Africa commissioned by businesspeople linked to President Zuma.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The behaviour of Bell Pottinger in South Africa has clearly been completely unacceptable. We welcome the investigations conducted by the Public Relations and Communications Association and Herbert Smith Freehills and the conclusions of their reports.</p><p>At no stage was Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in any way involved in this work, nor consulted in advance.</p><p>The UK has one of the world’s toughest anti-corruption laws, and HMG takes any allegations of bribery or corruption extremely seriously.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL1261 HL1262 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:25:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

757279

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bell Pottinger Group: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the finding that Bell Pottinger was in breach of the UK Public Relations and Communications Association code of conduct regarding its recent activities in South Africa, what assessment they have made of the extent to which the actions which led to that breach were in contravention of UK trade policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Public Relations and Communication Association (PRCA) has found that Bell Pottinger’s work breached a number of clauses of its Professional Charter, and of its Public Affairs and Lobbying Code of Conduct. The company’s membership of the PRCA has been terminated and it should not be eligible to reapply for corporate membership for a minimum of five years.</p><p>The UK has a world leading system of professional standards and industry specific codes of conduct, which we encourage British companies to uphold in their operations domestically and overseas. Our industry bodies and regulators ensure compliance, as demonstrated by the robust response of the PRCA to Bell Pottinger’s activities in South Africa.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2017 12:52:30 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

757280

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any UK High Commission staff stationed in South Africa (1) assisted, (2) advised, or (3) were in contact at any time with, Bell Pottinger over its activities in South Africa on behalf of President Zuma's business supporters.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK High Commission in South Africa were not involved in this work, nor were they consulted in advance. There was no contact between UK High Commission staff in South Africa and Bell Pottinger during the period 2016 to 2017 to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1266 question first answered 14/09/2017 15:21:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

757281

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, telephone calls, or formal or informal contacts UK High Commission staff stationed in South Africa had with Bell Pottinger inside or outside that country in 2016 and in 2017 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK High Commission in South Africa were not involved in this work, nor were they consulted in advance. There was no contact between UK High Commission staff in South Africa and Bell Pottinger during the period 2016 to 2017 to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1265 question first answered 14/09/2017 15:21:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain