Written Question
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Asked by:
Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a value for money assessment of the Chagos Island deal.
Answered by Darren Jones
- Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
HMT has been working with the FCDO and the MOD on this agreement. As the lead departments, responsibility for judging the value for money of any deal sits with the FCDO and the MOD, who must balance its commitments against wider priorities – as per the Managing Public Money framework.
Written Question
Tuesday 28th January 2025
Asked by:
Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of the potential financial implications of (a) the direct costs of negotiations, (b) the potential costs of implementing any resulting agreement and (c) other costs of negotiations with Mauritius on the Chagos islands.
Answered by Darren Jones
- Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The direct costs of negotiation are owned and monitored by the FCDO and MOD, and have all been met from within their budgets. Policy impact assessments are similarly owned by the FCDO and MOD. Any financial obligations arising from the finalised agreement will be managed responsibly within the government’s fiscal framework, including through the upcoming Spending Review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Sep 2021
Brexit: Opportunities
"I commend my right hon. and learned Friend and his team on their excellent TIGRR report and on his very welcome statement. If he needs a uniform, I am sure Gieves & Hawkes will be happy to oblige him, for a reasonable fee. He said in his statement that we …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"If I may, I shall begin by commending my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for so ably introducing this very important debate and by agreeing with him that we should thank the Backbench Business Committee for finding valuable time for it, especially as …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Lord Trimble helped to create the Good Friday agreement, at great risk not just to his political career but arguably to his own life, and not least because of that he is respected around the world. If people will not listen to me …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Northern Ireland Protocol
"My right hon. Friend kindly referred to me earlier and, far more importantly, to Lord Trimble. Does he agree that, although there are often risks in doing something, in this situation there are also risks in not doing something? If we do not address the serious discontent in one community …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
"My hon. Friend mentioned dogs. He will recall that, seven years ago, he and I helped to co-open the Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre at Nevendon in my constituency. I visited it again last week. Will he join me in commending the superb work that it does, rehoming nearly 900 dogs …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
"I entirely endorse the remarks of my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) about the powerful contribution that the hon. Lady has made. I pay tribute to her powerful track record on this issue. We are often called a nation of animal lovers. Does the hon. Lady …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Feb 2019
Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed Deal
"As the Chairman of the Select Committee on Exiting the European Union said, today is D minus 37, so in some five weeks from today we will have honoured the wishes of 17.4 million UK citizens and left the European Union. Military veterans living in Cyprus will also be affected …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Treasury
"My first specific question is, assuming that the tax treaty comes into force fairly shortly, in what tax year would the new arrangements arise? In other words, would these veterans be charged at the new rate of 20% or more in the current tax year—2018-19—or would it only cut in, …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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