Written Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities·UIN 190870

Public Bodies: Wales

Tabled: 22 June 2023

Answered: 27 June 2023

Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the provisions in the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill on (a) the Welsh Government, (b) Welsh G

Answer

The bill is designed to implement the Government’s manifesto commitment to "ban public bodies from imposing their own direct or indirect boycotts, disinvestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries”. As such, and to ensure a consistent foreign...

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