Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Department on the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill and its compliance with UN Security Council resolution 2334.

Yes. FCDO officials have been in regular contact with their counterparts from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities throughout the development of the bill. They have discussed a number of issues, including the compliance with UNSCR 2334.