Institute for Statecraft: Integrity Initiative Debate

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Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Institute for Statecraft: Integrity Initiative

Martin Whitfield Excerpts
Wednesday 12th December 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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I have sort of answered all those questions already this morning. I first knew about this when there was a report in the Sunday papers. I answered a question sprung on me on the “Today” programme at 7 o’clock yesterday, after which I sought all the facts, which have equipped me truthfully to answer this urgent question today.

Martin Whitfield Portrait Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (Lab)
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Does it not concern the Minister that the internal checks within the FCO have led it to sending cheques for £2 million to a derelict mill in Scotland as an address for this charity?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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Well, that is not the cleverest of questions. The charity was incorporated in Scotland. Most of its activities are in the UK and all payments are channelled properly to where they belong.