Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Offshore Funds: Government Departments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much cash or cash equivalents the Government held in offshore bank accounts at 31 December 2019.

11 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9095, on International Military Services: Finance, how his Department's contribution to that payment of £382.5 million in December 2002 was represented in his

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance it has provided to IMS Ltd since it was reclassified as a Government entity on the UK's National Action Plan to implement the UN's Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and steps he is ta

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of IMS Ltd's (a) legacy disputes in respect of rapier missiles inherited by other suppliers and (b) other legacy disputes with Iran's MODSAF have been settled.

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the dates are of the last five meetings of IMS Ltd's audit committee.

10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason IMS Ltd paid non-audit fees to its auditors between 1997 and 1999; what steps his Department took to ensure the independence of audit opinion during that period; and whether his Department paid th

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures monitor (i) payments made by HMRC to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by HMRC's (A) suppliers and (B) senior staff.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) members of HMRC's departmental Board and (b) senior executives in HMRC are required to disclose offshore bank accounts and holdings.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money HMRC paid into offshore bank accounts in financial year 2018-19.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department paid into offshore bank accounts in the financial year 2018-19.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) members of his departmental Board and (b) senior executives in his Department are required to disclose offshore bank accounts and holdings.

10 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Offshore Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures monitor (i) payments by his Department to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by his Department's (A) suppliers an

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of trends in the level of fossil fuel usage in developing countries on levels of poverty in those countries.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Private Infrastructure Development Group: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what environmental impact assessments his Department has made in relation to fossil fuel extraction projects financed by the Private Infrastructure Development Group.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Private Infrastructure Development Group: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department last made an assessment of the environmental effect of fossil fuel projects financed by his Department through the Private Infrastructure Development Group.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Private Infrastructure Development Group: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many fossil fuel extraction projects the Department has allocated funding to through the private infrastructure development group; when funding was allocated to each of those projects; and h

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Export Finance: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the environmental impact is a criterion in UK Export Finance's decision-making in relation to grant support to companies.

7 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives in his Department are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money his Department paid into offshore bank accounts in financial year 2018-19.

7 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money (a) the NHS and (b) his Department paid into offshore bank accounts in the financial year 2018-19.

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures review (i) payments by his Department to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by his Departmen

7 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Offshore Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department’s (a) anti-fraud and (b) anti-money laundering procedures review will investigate (i) payments by his Department to offshore accounts and (ii) the use of offshore accounts by

7 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Export Finance: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether UK Export Finance undertake environmental impact assessments of oil and gas projects that it funds.

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what due diligence his Department undertook on IMS Ltd’s financial activities and (a) anti-bribery policies, (b) risk management, (c) money laundering policies and (d) other internal controls following its reclas

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of the receivables in his Department's accounts for money owed to his Department by IMS Ltd in relation to monies paid into court (a) at 31 March 2019 and (b) at 31 January 2020.

6 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Export Finance: Debts Written Off

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what value of sovereign debt has been written off by UK Export Finance or its predecessors in relation to (a) Iran, (b) Iraq and (c) Jordan since 1970.

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the primary (a) activities and (b) contracts were of IMS (Saudi Arabia) Limited, which existed from 31 August 1977 to 1 October 2002, and which ceased trading in January 1985.

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons IMS (Saudi Arabia) Limited, which existed from 31 August 1977 to 1 October 2002, was not dissolved at the time it ceased trading in January 1985.

6 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Offshore Funds

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the use of offshore accounts by government decision makers; and whether additional risk controls or mitigations are put in place where the use of offshore accounts by tho

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