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944934

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether closed courts are being used for settlements and penalties relating to financial corruption where a trial has not taken place; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL9717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>Where a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) is reached for an economic crime, it must include a declaration in open court that the DPA is in the interests of justice and its terms are fair, reasonable and proportionate. The SFO has entered into 4 DPA’s to date: in each case the final hearing was held in public.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/07/2018 11:56:43 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

904288

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion in the National Crime Agency's National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2018 that there is an increased likelihood of British businesses coming into contact with corrupt markets and being drawn into corrupt practices after Brexit; and what steps they are taking to safeguard against those risks.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is reviewing the conclusions of the National Crime Agency's National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2018. The government is committed to supporting businesses which operate overseas. The UK Anti-Corruption Strategy, which runs from 2017-2022 sets out 18 clear commitments from across government to improve the global business environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/05/2018 15:02:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

777559

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 10 July (HL Deb, col 1080), when they intend to publish the UK anti-corruption strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL2557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is working on a new Anti-Corruption Strategy which will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2017 12:40:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

777560

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to appoint a new anti-corruption champion; and whether the champion will be a Cabinet-level position.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL2558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>A decision on the anti-corruption champion appointment will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 06/11/2017 12:39:38 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

670040

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many successful prosecutions for corruption overseas there have been of (1) British companies, and (2) individuals, in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Official data regarding prosecutions are held by the Ministry of Justice, but the department does not record it in a form which allows it to distinguish between overseas bribery and domestic bribery.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst not official data, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) record data for their own management information purposes. In the last five years, the SFO has successfully prosecuted three British companies and 10 individuals, nine of whom were British citizens, for bribery or corruption overseas (offences under the Bribery Act 2010 or the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906).</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this the SFO has secured three Deferred Prosecution Agreements with British companies in the past two years for overseas corruption offences. The first agreement included a financial penalty of $25m, plus SFO’s full costs; the second resulted in financial orders of £6.6m and the most recent one was for £497.25m plus interest, as well as a payment of the SFO’s full costs.</p><p> </p><p>CPS’s data measures the outcome of prosecutions against defendants but not on the outcome against individual offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/01/2017 11:41:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

670043

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which UN and other multilateral aid and development agencies are affected by corruption.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK expects all multilateral organisations to have a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption; acting immediately if it is found, working with authorities to bring perpetrators to account and pursuing aggressive loss recovery approaches. The Multilateral Development Review confirmed that of the multilateral agencies that DFID funds, the systems in place to prevent, detect and combat fraud range in their quality. The multilateral development banks included in the report have some of the best developed systems to prevent fraud.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 16:59:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

520575

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the tasks and role of the UK military personnel committed to service in Somalia.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK currently has 27 military personnel deployed in Somalia. Of those, 25 personnel are supporting the UN and EU Missions, providing training, mentoring, and logistical support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and developing the Somali National Army. The purpose of those Missions is to counter the terrorist threat from Al Shabaab and to help strengthen security and stability within Somalia and the wider East Africa region. The 25 includes the first eight personnel committed by the Prime Minister to the UN in Somalia at the UN General Assembly session in September 2015. The total current UK deployment of 27 military personnel is completed by a Defence Attaché and Assistant Defence Attaché at the British Embassy in Mogadishu.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/06/2016 15:49:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

452171

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the Anti-Corruption Summit in London referred to by the Prime Minister in his speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015 will take place; who will be invited; whether there will be opportunities for anti-corruption organisations to participate; and how the British Overseas Territories will be involved in that Summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>In his Singapore speech the Prime Minister said the summit would take place in May 2016, a specific date will be announced in due course. The summit will bring together a range of governments and major international organisations in a commitment to strengthen the global response to corruption. On the involvement of the Overseas Territories, I refer the hon. Member to the Prime Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (C21654) on 15th January 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/02/2016 15:14:59 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

452172

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which department is leading on preparations for the Anti-Corruption Summit planned in London following the Prime Minister's Speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Preparations for the Anti-Corruption Summit are being taken forward by the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit in the Cabinet Office, in close cooperation with a range of other government departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/02/2016 15:21:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

452173

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether UK political parties will be invited to attend and participate in the Anti-Corruption Summit planned in London following the Prime Minister's speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL6120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Invitations will be sent out in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/02/2016 15:18:43 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker