Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 182950
UK Export Finance
Tabled: 26 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on measures the Government is taking to improve the quality of human rights assessments used to inform UK Export Finance's decisions.
Answer
Nigel HuddlestonUK Export Finance (UKEF) strictly follows internationally recognised frameworks for managing environmental, social & human rights (ESHR) risks and impacts of relevant projects. Where UKEF provides support to such projects it undertakes on-going ESHR monitoring over the period of that support.