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Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Just Transition (North-east and Moray) - Wed 29 Nov 2023

Mentions:
1: None There is a huge gulf between them. - Speech Link
2: Beattie, Colin (SNP - Midlothian North and Musselburgh) Have people overseas done better on defining “just transition”? - Speech Link
3: None to remember that the term “just transition” originated from the trade union movement in the United States - Speech Link
4: None done.We are aware that a climate intelligence service is currently being developed by the Government to aid - Speech Link
5: None I will begin before passing over to my colleagues.It would be useful to have more data to aid community - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
International Development White Paper - Thu 23 Nov 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) The White Paper is silent on protecting the overseas development assistance budget from raids from other - Speech Link
2: Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LD - Life peer) recover.At the time of the merger and the cuts, David Cameron said it would mean“less respect for the UK overseas - Speech Link
3: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) We have been signing memorandums of understanding with, for example, partners in the Gulf, on supporting - Speech Link

Select Committee
First Report - Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing

Report Nov. 21 2023

Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) might prefer to locate electric vehicle production overseas

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Nov. 20 2023

Source Page: International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change
Document: International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change. A white paper on international development (PDF)

Found: We will ensure that the reasonable needs of ODA-eligible UK Overseas Territories (OTs) are met.

Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Cooperation group, stepping up collaboration with the USA or building investment partnerships with Gulf - Speech Link
2: Lord Peach (XB - Life peer) We have had our era of overseas operations; we also need to pay attention to our homeland. - Speech Link
3: Lord Adonis (Lab - Life peer) We are faced with a very unstable situation in the United States, and it could be that US aid is reduced - Speech Link
4: Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con - Life peer) , and even states within states. - Speech Link

Select Committee
British Screen Forum
 FIL0059 - British Film and High-End Television

Written Evidence Nov. 14 2023

Inquiry: British Film and High-End Television
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)

Found: markets have introduced highly competitive incentives, including other European and Nordic countries US states

Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Mon 13 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lord Mandelson (Lab - Life peer) I believe that every policy should be judged in this light: does it aid economic growth or not, and is - Speech Link
2: Baroness Moyo (Con - Life peer) Meanwhile, the so-called swing states, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council - Speech Link
3: Baroness Drake (Lab - Life peer) But our economic growth requires capital from both overseas and UK investors. - Speech Link
4: Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Bshp - Bishops) offshore petroleum licences will have any impact on UK energy security or customer bills, or themselves aid - Speech Link
5: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bshp - Bishops) It is also well documented that some overseas abattoirs to which they were taken do not have the same - Speech Link

Select Committee
Tenth Report - Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia

Report Nov. 10 2023

Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Found: in Central Asian polities 17 Lack of enforcement 19 Capacity building 20 Ownership transparency in Overseas

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oct. 26 2023

Source Page: Defra's annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
Document: Defra's annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: We are also negotiating bilateral trade agreements with Canada and Mexico, as well as with the Gulf Cooperation

Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Report stage - Wed 25 Oct 2023
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) It is perfectly legitimate to call for a ceasefire to address that crisis and let humanitarian aid flow - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) Those overseas supply companies could take legal action under this legislation on the grounds that the - Speech Link
3: None I pray in aid on this point none other than the Supreme Court of France, which ruled as long ago as 2009 - Speech Link
4: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) increasing polarisation throughout the middle east strides the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas - Speech Link