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1691205

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Chelsea Football Club: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the delivery of £2.5 billion from the sale of Chelsea Football Club.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	15213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC are currently frozen in a UK bank account while independent experts establish a foundation to manage and distribute the money. A licence from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation will then be needed to move the funds to the foundation. We want this money to reach Ukraine as quickly as possible and remain open to any arrangement that clearly delivers this.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 29/02/2024 09:59:18 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1687912

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Forced Labour: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has taken steps in response to the findings in the Human Rights Watch report entitled Asleep at the Wheel: Car Companies' Complicity in Forced Labor in China, published on 1 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	13201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which we are determined to stamp out. In 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published its assessment of the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which found that China had carried out “serious human rights violations” against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.</p><p>The Government’s overseas business risk guidance sets out the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges UK companies to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions. The Department for Business and Trade is continuing to consider actor agnostic measures that would improve supply chain transparency and traceability. I have requested meetings with named manufacturers in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report to discuss this issue in more detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 13203 question first answered 19/02/2024 13:03:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1687914

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Forced Labour: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the supply chains of UK car manufacturers do not include Uyghur slave labour.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	13202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which we are determined to stamp out. In 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published its assessment of the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which found that China had carried out “serious human rights violations” against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.</p><p>Section 54 of The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish modern slavery statements and statements from relevant UK car manufacturers are available at https://modern-slavery-statement-registry.service.gov.uk. We have set out clear guidance for businesses on the risks of doing business in Xinjiang and announced plans to introduce financial penalties for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements.</p><p>I have requested meetings with named manufacturers in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report entitled ‘Asleep at the Wheel: Car Companies' Complicity in Forced Labor in China’, published in February 2024, to discuss this issue in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2024 13:06:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1687915

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Forced Labour: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the findings of the report entitled China: Carmakers Implicated in Uyghur Forced Labor, published by Human Rights Watch on 1 February 2024 that car manufacturers including Tesla and Toyota are using Uyghur slave labour.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	13203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which we are determined to stamp out. In 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published its assessment of the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which found that China had carried out “serious human rights violations” against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.</p><p>The Government’s overseas business risk guidance sets out the risks of operating in Xinjiang and urges UK companies to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making business decisions. The Department for Business and Trade is continuing to consider actor agnostic measures that would improve supply chain transparency and traceability. I have requested meetings with named manufacturers in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report to discuss this issue in more detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 13201 question first answered 19/02/2024 13:03:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1687917

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with businesses which operate in China on their legal obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	13204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have not met with businesses which operate in China to discuss the Modern Slavey Act 2015.</p><p>Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, commercial businesses who operate in the UK and have a turnover of £36m or more are required to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The aim of the requirement is to provide transparency, allowing consumers, investors, and civil society to scrutinise business action.</p><p>In 2021 the Government launched the modern slavery statement registry to bring together modern slavery statements on a single platform and make the data readily available for investors, civil society and consumers. Since launching the online modern slavery statement registry in March 2021, over 12,500 modern slavery statements covering over 43,000 organisations have been submitted to the registry on a voluntary basis.</p><p>The Government does not routinely review the quality of individual modern slavery statements.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 13205 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:50:57 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1687918

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Supply Chains: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will review declarations by UK companies on (a) slave and (b) forced labour in their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	13205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have not met with businesses which operate in China to discuss the Modern Slavey Act 2015.</p><p>Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, commercial businesses who operate in the UK and have a turnover of £36m or more are required to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The aim of the requirement is to provide transparency, allowing consumers, investors, and civil society to scrutinise business action.</p><p>In 2021 the Government launched the modern slavery statement registry to bring together modern slavery statements on a single platform and make the data readily available for investors, civil society and consumers. Since launching the online modern slavery statement registry in March 2021, over 12,500 modern slavery statements covering over 43,000 organisations have been submitted to the registry on a voluntary basis.</p><p>The Government does not routinely review the quality of individual modern slavery statements.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris grouped question UIN 13204 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:50:57 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1680852

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jimmy Lai
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made recent representations to his Chinese counterpart on (a) the naming of the former Consul General to Hong Kong, Andy Heyn, during the trial of Jimmy Lai and (b) the labelling of Bill Browder and Luke de Pulford as co-conspirators in the same proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	8645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the Government. The Foreign Secretary has called for his release and has urged the authorities to end their prosecution and repeal the National Security Law. We continue to engage with the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities on his case and have raised the inclusion of British nationals by the prosecution. UK diplomats carry out their duties overseas in accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 8646 question first answered 15/01/2024 16:48:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1680853

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jimmy Lai
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for UK diplomatic representation in (a) China and (b) Hong Kong of the naming of a British Consul General in Hong Kong by the prosecution in the trial of Jimmy Lai.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	8646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the Government. The Foreign Secretary has called for his release and has urged the authorities to end their prosecution and repeal the National Security Law. We continue to engage with the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities on his case and have raised the inclusion of British nationals by the prosecution. UK diplomats carry out their duties overseas in accordance with the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 8645 question first answered 15/01/2024 16:48:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1665701

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2023 to Questions 200185, 200186 and 200187 on UK Export Finance: China, what (a) labour standards and (b) other human rights due diligence procedures are applied to prospective UK Export Finance partner companies.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	203190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As advised in the response to the previous questions (200185, 200186 and 200187), UK Export Finance (UKEF) follows the UK government’s policy towards engagement with China set out in the Integrated Review and elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. Its specialist ESHR team reviews projects for ESHR risks and impacts before any decision on support is made. If a decision is taken to provide support, UKEF undertakes ESHR monitoring of the project for the duration of that support.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s due diligence also includes appropriate assessment of attendant risks. UKEF charges a risk-based premium to companies for its support, and has a robust recovery process in place to protect the taxpayer and offset potential losses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 203191 question first answered 23/10/2023 15:03:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1665703

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Export Finance: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2023 to Questions 200185, 200186 and 200187 on UK Export Finance: China, what her policy is on public funds being directed to Chinese companies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative through (a) UK Export Finance and (b) other public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	203191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As advised in the response to the previous questions (200185, 200186 and 200187), UK Export Finance (UKEF) follows the UK government’s policy towards engagement with China set out in the Integrated Review and elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) risk management. Its specialist ESHR team reviews projects for ESHR risks and impacts before any decision on support is made. If a decision is taken to provide support, UKEF undertakes ESHR monitoring of the project for the duration of that support.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF’s due diligence also includes appropriate assessment of attendant risks. UKEF charges a risk-based premium to companies for its support, and has a robust recovery process in place to protect the taxpayer and offset potential losses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 203190 question first answered 23/10/2023 15:03:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith