Liam Byrne

24 Mar 2023 · Treasury

European Investment Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the UK's subscribed capital to the European Investment Bank has been returned; how much subscribed capital remains to be returned; and when this capital will be returned.

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 168 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022, published on 19 July 2022, in which institutions the £14,794 million of callable capit

22 Mar 2023 · Treasury

International Monetary Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 153706, when he plans to re-channel the outstanding balance of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 500 million under the SDR 4 billion; and which multilateral institution

3 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Microprocessors: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which regulatory agencies have responsibility for protecting defence-critical processor manufacturers from (a) short-selling attacks by hostile foreign states and (b) short seller campaign groups.

1 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Monetary System

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received guidance on the permissibility of treating donations of Special Drawing Rights as Overseas Development Assistance; and if he will make a s

1 Mar 2023 · Treasury

International Monetary System

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what commitments the Government has made to share or re-channel the UK’s allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights.

28 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Freezing of Assets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been initiated by the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation into civil breaches of financial sanctions since February 2022.

28 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal investigations into financial sanctions evasion have been initiated on the basis of Suspicious Activity Reports received by the Financial Intelligence Unit since February 2022.

28 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Freezing of Assets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations into criminal breaches of financial sanctions have been initiated since February 2022.

27 Feb 2023 · Treasury

International Monetary System

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of on-lending 50 per cent of the UK’s most recent allocation of Special Drawing Rights, through IMF established re-channelling vehicles, on his annual fiscal policies.

27 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Development Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the fiscal impact of using callable capital subscribed by the UK to multi-lateral development banks in order to increase the lending capacity of those banks.

27 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Development Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) paid in and (b) callable capital the Government has subscribed under treaty obligations to multi-lateral development banks.

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Sanctions: Legal Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total value of licenses issued for legal payments to Discreet Law from sanctioned individuals since 2020.

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Sanctions: Finance and Legal Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total value of sanctions waivers granted to allow sanctioned individuals to access finance for legal costs in (a) 2022, (b) 2021 and (c) 2020.

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Yevgeny Prigozhin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the decision to grant sanction waivers to licence Mr Prigozhin to pay legal costs was seen in reviewed by (a) Ministers and (b) specialist advisors in his Department.

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Sanctions: Legal Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sanctioned individuals have been granted sanctions waivers to finance legal costs in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

26 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make an estimate of the total sum of capital gains by UK resident tax payers in each of the last five years.

26 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) licences and (b) waivers to UK sanctions restrictions have been issued since February 2021 by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.

26 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the review of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation framework for delegated decisions on sanction waivers and licences.

26 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library of the House the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation framework for delegated decisions on sanction waivers and licences.

25 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Yevgeny Prigozhin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation provided advice to ministerial private officers in his Department on enabling receipt of payments from lawyers acting on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Government Hospitality: Wines

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the (a) most recent value and (b) change in value over the last 12 months of the Government Hospitality Wine Cellar.

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatalities his Department has recorded relating to the use of e-scooters.

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to strengthen the safety regulations on the use of e-scooters.

30 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to policy paper entitled Build Back Better: our plan for growth, published March 2021, what projects his Department contributed to as part of that policy initi

30 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Indo-Pacific Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out his Department's forecast of (a) the total FTE and (b) the change in FTE staff deployed in the Indo-Pacific region, broken down by nation for each year in the next five-year period.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Indo-Pacific Region

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will set out her Department's forecast of (a) its total FTE and (b) the change in its FTE complement for each of the UK’s embassies and consulates in the Indo-Pacific region, broken down by (i)

30 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's forecast is of (a) the total FTE and (b) the change in FTE complement for each of his embassies and consulates in the Indo-Pacific region, broken down b

30 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's forecast budget is for development assistance to nations in the Indo-Pacific region broken down by (a) nation and (b) financial year for each of the nex

30 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what changes there have been to the level of UK official development assistance in the Indo-Pacific region by each nation in the region and in each year since March 2021.