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date	29/06/2023
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	British International Investment: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Oxfam's report entitled Sick Development, published on 26 June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of human rights abuses by British International Investment-funded private healthcare providers.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	191869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>British International Investment (BII) and the FCDO have reviewed the report. BII has strong policies in place through its <em>Policy on Responsible Investing</em>, which draws on the standards set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Legally binding action plans are agreed to improve standards of investees over a defined period; and investees are risk assessed on a quarterly basis. Alongside this, BII has an established confidential complaints mechanism [https://www.bii.co.uk/en/complaints-whistleblowing/]. BII investigates any complaints and take steps to address any failures in meeting desired standards.</p><p>Since the reported investments were made, BII has refocused its health investments into private hospitals and will only invest in hospitals that support a significant proportion of users who are on government payment schemes or on low incomes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/07/2023 10:48:15 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

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date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many commissioners on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (a) are qualified lawyers and (b) have experience in the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The remuneration paid to Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in the year ending 31 March 2018 (as detailed in their 2017/18 Annual Report) is set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioners</strong></p></td><td><p>Annual Remuneration £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Richard Foster CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>50-55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Liz Calderbank</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miss Rachel Ellis <em>[from 28.10.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Jill Gramann <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>15-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Celia Hughes</p></td><td><p><strong>60-65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Stephen Leach</p></td><td><p><strong>70-75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mrs Linda Lee <em>[from 20.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Alexandra Marks CBE</p></td><td><p><strong>35-40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Sharon Persaud</p></td><td><p><strong>75-80</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ms Jennifer Portway <em>[from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Andrew Rennison</p></td><td><p><strong>55-60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr David James Smith</p></td><td><p><strong>90-95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Ranjit Sondhi <em>[until 11.11.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>30-35</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mr Robert Ward [<em>from 29.09.17]</em></p></td><td><p><strong>10-15</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Further information on Commissioners’ remuneration can be found in the CCRC’s 2017 – 18 Annual Report, which is published on the CCRC website. <a href="https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/" target="_blank">https://ccrc.gov.uk/publications/corporate-publications/</a> The current weekly average hours worked by Commissioners is between 15-20, and varies according to business need. It is not uncommon for Commissioners to vary their work patterns according to business need and general availability of Commissioner resources. The weekly average has remained unchanged in the last 12 months. Six Commissioners are legally qualified and all CCRC Commissioners have experience in the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191864 191866 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:46:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman