Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Business Premises: Human Rights
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they (1) audit, and (2) monitor, the commercial UK real estate holdings of companies directly associated with regimes with poor human rights records.
- Answer
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Monitoring of individuals, and any companies they may be associated with, for human rights abuses overseas is a matter for FCDO and HM Treasury, under the recently introduced Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL4578
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Audit Business premises Human rights Monitoring
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- 2022-06-07 16:40:28 +0100
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