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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-21more like thismore than 2022-09-21
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 British International Investment: Development Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by Transparency International entitled Investing with Integrity, published in July 2022, if he will make an assessment of progress made by British International Investment in implementing the report's recommendations on (a) publishing publicly accessible anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies, (b) the use of offshore jurisdictions in investment structures and (c) the use of corporate vehicles incorporated in offshore jurisdictions which do not meet the higher of OECD or local standards on releasing identity and beneficial ownership information. more like this
tabling member constituency West Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Lyn Brown more like this
uin 53325 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-29more like thismore than 2022-09-29
answer text <p>British International Investment (BII) is committed to raising sector standards around business integrity risk management and supported Transparency International in developing the Investing with Integrity project.</p><p>BII's Policy on Responsible Investing (the Policy) is aligned to international best practice - including on bribery and corruption (available on BII's website https://assets.cdcgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/14074359/Policy-on-Responsible-Investing.pdf). BII also complies with relevant anti-money laundering, bribery and corruption legislation (Policy statements available on https://assets.bii.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/22173454/Commitment-to-Anti-Bribery-and-Corruption-1-1.pdf and https://assets.bii.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/22173645/Commitment-to-Anti-Money-Laundering-and-Counter-terrorism-Financing-2.pdf).</p><p>BII only uses offshore jurisdictions in circumstances of weak governance in the countries of their intended investees to protect UK taxpayer funds or to pool capital from multiple countries. The offshore jurisdictions chosen are compliant with international tax transparency standards, as monitored by the OECD. BII's tax policy is available online (https://assets.bii.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/05114116/Tax-Policy-2022.pdf).</p>
answering member constituency Chelmsford more like this
answering member printed Vicky Ford more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-29T13:13:15.603Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-29T13:13:15.603Z
answering member
4674
label Biography information for Vicky Ford more like this
tabling member
1583
label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown more like this