To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Indo-Pacific Region
Tuesday 13th December 2022

Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether there has been a change in his Department's (a) departmental expenditure limit and (b) annually managed expenditure spending in the Indo-Pacific region since 16 March 2021.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio

BEIS does not set spending budgets for specific geographical regions. Where spend is ODA eligible then details are published at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2021.

Specific spending details including departmental and geographic breakdowns are in this published file:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1119764/data-underlying-SID-2021.ods.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. It is fantastic for the Minister to be able to kick off today with this debate—surely there has never been a Minister as lucky as this one is in taking this Bill through Committee. Here we have …..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"Will the Minister give way?..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"We are just getting warmed up. The Minister is absolutely right to flag that point. The fee level was always set in relation to the perception of the crime environment at the time, which was very different in 2009-10 from what it is today. As we have heard in the …..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"I think we all welcome the revelation that fees will be set shortly. What month of the year does the Minister think that might be?..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"The Minister said that he will set out the fees shortly, but what month of the year does he mean by “shortly”?..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"Break the mould!..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"It is a law unto itself...."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Ninth sitting)

"I don’t think that’s true!..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Ninth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Ninth sitting)

"I am sorry to intervene, but the Minister provokes me. A point to take away is that we are now bedevilled by a real problem in this country: responsibility for policing this area is divided between the Minister, the Treasury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Bank of …..."
Liam Byrne - View Speech

View all Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) contributions to the debate on: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Ninth sitting)