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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-19more like thismore than 2023-06-19
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Developing Countries: Foreign Investment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to encourage frontier and emerging market countries to adopt environmental, social and governance standards for attracting investment into those countries and to safeguard financial returns. more like this
tabling member printed
Viscount Waverley more like this
uin HL8635 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-04more like thismore than 2023-07-04
answer text <p>The UK supports globally consistent Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards through the work being led by the International Sustainability Standards Board. The UK also works through our Development Finance Institution, British International Investment (BII), which plays an important role in implementing ESG standards. BII for example has a policy on Responsible Investing which sets out the environmental, social and business integrity requirements (ESG) that BII Investees are expected to meet after an investment is made.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
question first answered
less than 2023-07-04T15:28:34.233Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-04T15:28:34.233Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Viscount Waverley more like this