Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 191869

British International Investment: Human Rights

Tabled: 29 June 2023
Answered: 7 July 2023

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal DemocratNorth East Fife

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 ri

Answer

Sir Andrew Mitchell
British International Investment (BII) and the FCDO have reviewed the report. BII has strong policies in place through its Policy on Responsible Investing, which draws on the standards set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Leg...

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