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registered interest
date	13/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what powers he has to (a) direct the delisting of firms from UK stock exchanges, (b) ban investment in firms, (c) prohibit trading in shares of a firm, (d) ban or restrict exports of a firm, (e) ban categories of imports, (f) revoke trading licences on national security grounds and (g) prohibit transport, processing or sale of categories of data outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	1488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Business activities including listing and trading in shares, investment and acquisitions, imports and exports, and data processing are subject to a range of legal and regulatory requirements. Some of these are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and others are the responsibility of other ministers. Where these requirements are not met, the Government stands ready to use appropriate compliance measures and enforcement powers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1110185

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what processes his Department has put in place to monitor the compliance of UK-listed companies with international (a) human rights and (b) environmental law in relation of operations overseas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	242088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the British Government encourages all companies to conduct human rights due diligence and to put in place measures to mitigate any human rights impacts caused by their operations and to assist with access to remedy accordingly. In its National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, updated in 2016, the Government has set out its approach to ensuring that those affected by business-related human rights abuses by UK-based business enterprises have access to effective remedy. The UK is also a signatory to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises maintains a National Contact Point (NCP) to promote the Guidelines, and implements a complaints mechanism. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where alleged abuses of human rights or environmental damage may have occurred.</p><p>The UK NCP has previously handled a complaint against Vedanta Resources plc (Vedanta) from Survival International regarding activities related to the planned construction of a bauxite mine in India. The UK NCP issued a final statement on the complaint in September 2009: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121204133419/http:/www.bis.gov.uk/files/file53117.doc" target="_blank">September 2009: UK NCP Final Statement - Complaint from Survival International against Vedanta Resources plc </a>in which the UK NCP made recommendations to Vedanta with the aim of assisting the company in bringing its practices in line with the Guidelines; including that Vedanta engage with the indigenous group named in the complaint and include a human and indigenous rights impact assessment in its project management process. In line with its published procedures, the UK NCP issued a follow-up statement on the case in March 2010 UK. The statement can be found on the NCP website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-contact-point-for-the-organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-contact-point-for-the-organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-guidelines. </a></p><p>We are awaiting the result of the case before the Supreme Court brought on behalf of 1,826 claimants in Zambia against Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of Vedanta.</p><p>The Government considers that it has met its responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: to set out the requirements of businesses with respect to human rights, to promote responsible business practices and to support access remedy for human rights abuses with regard to the activities of Vedanta Resource plc (Vedanta).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 242085 242086 242087 question first answered 16/04/2019 14:46:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

927014

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many European-owned businesses there are in each of the constituent parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	155197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/06/2018 16:01:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ155197.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

794401

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to respond to consultation on Property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities: beneficial ownership register.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2017 16:41:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

756635

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to (a) publish the outcome of the Government's consultation and (b) introduce legislation on property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	8355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 14:09:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731279

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce legislation on property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	38
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently analysing responses to a call for evidence on a register showing who owns and controls overseas legal entities that own UK property or participate in UK Government procurement. Next steps will be outlined in the Department’s response to the call for evidence.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 09:22:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731280

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the outcome of the Government's consultation on property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	39
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently analysing the responses to the call for evidence which closed on 15 May. The call for evidence received 56 responses from a wide range of stakeholders. The outcome will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 09:21:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

431368

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2015 to Question 12011, when the consultation on making property ownership by foreign companies more transparent will begin.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	17111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 14 October 2015 to UIN: 12011.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/11/2015 11:36:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

421463

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech in Singapore of 28 July 2015, when he plans to initiate the consultation into making property ownership by foreign companies more transparent; what format he plans for that consultation to take; who he plans to invite to participate in that consultation; and when he plans for it to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	12011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on making property ownership by foreign companies more transparent will be launched in the near future. The format and scope will be decided on shortly. The</p><p>consultation will allow stakeholders sufficient time to provide a considered response.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/10/2015 15:20:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

419458

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to make property ownership by foreign companies more transparent.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
uin	10590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister stated during a speech made in Singapore on 28 July that he will consult on the best way forward to extending what we ask of UK companies to foreign companies.</p><p>He has also asked Land Registry from this autumn to publish data on which foreign companies own which land and property titles in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/10/2015 14:01:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson