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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission remove filter
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that secretariats of All-Party Parliamentary Groups do not pass sensitive information to foreign governments. more like this
tabling member constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Kawczynski more like this
uin 25197 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-15more like thismore than 2024-05-15
answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The rules for APPGs are approved by the House. The <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/rules/guide-to-the-rules-sep-2023.pdf" target="_blank">Guide to the APPG Rules</a> by the Committee on Standards makes clear that each group’s Chair and Registered Contact is responsible for ensuring that if any person or organisation provides a secretariat or support service, that person or organisation is aware of and complies with the rules of the House. Members of the House are subject to the provision in the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament that “Members must only use information which they have received in confidence in the course of their parliamentary activities in connection with those activities, and never for other purposes”.</p><p>The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may investigate allegations of a breach of the Code of Conduct and the associated APPG Rules, and he may report to the Committee on Standards any findings from such an investigation.</p>
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-15T14:16:26.307Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-15T14:16:26.307Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
previous answer version
33835
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1566
label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski remove filter
1716551
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission remove filter
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to paragraph 8 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to tackle the risk of improper (a) access and (b) influence by foreign actors through APPGs. more like this
tabling member constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Kawczynski more like this
uin 25198 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-15more like thismore than 2024-05-15
answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p>
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
grouped question UIN 25199 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-15T14:22:52.763Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-15T14:22:52.763Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
previous answer version
33836
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1566
label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski remove filter
1716552
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission remove filter
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to paragraph 17 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that Secretariats of APPGs (a) are not funded by and (b) do not receive benefits from foreign governments. more like this
tabling member constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Kawczynski more like this
uin 25199 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-15more like thismore than 2024-05-15
answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p>
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
grouped question UIN 25198 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-15T14:22:52.823Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-15T14:22:52.823Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
previous answer version
33837
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1566
label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski remove filter
1716553
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission remove filter
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading All-party Parliamentary Groups: Diplomatic Service more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make it its policy that former Ambassadors and High Commissioners may not work in the Secretariats of APPGs on countries to which they were accredited. more like this
tabling member constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham more like this
tabling member printed
Daniel Kawczynski more like this
uin 25200 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-15more like thismore than 2024-05-15
answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. This included the provision that groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government. The Committee made no recommendations about the role of former Ambassadors or High Commissioners.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-15T14:24:54.56Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-15T14:24:54.56Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
previous answer version
33838
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1566
label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski remove filter