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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: Chinese tech companies, like all companies registered in China, are obliged by law to provide information

Select Committee
Cayman Islands Law School in partnership with University of Liverpool
 SOT0046 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century

Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023

Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: Caribbean countries which rely on tariffs include Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat

Select Committee
Oxford Brookes University
 SOT0034 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century

Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023

Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: ownership by means of The Overseas Territories (Publicly Accessible Registers on Beneficial Ownership of Companies

Written Question
Montserrat: Companies
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Margaret Hodge (Labour - Barking)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Montserrat's implementation of publicly accessible registers of company beneficial ownership in line with the Draft Order in Council prepared by the Secretary of State to comply with the requirement under section 51 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018; whether that Territory has (a) introduced and (b) passed the legislation required for the creation of a publicly accessible register of company beneficial ownership; whether the register will be (i) open and (ii) free at point of access; and when the register will be (A) live and (B) operational.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Government of Montserrat (GoM) has committed to introduce a publicly accessible register of beneficial ownership (PARBO).

Montserrat has recently completed consultations on a Bill; the Government expects to introduce this Bill to the House of Assembly in the current session. This Bill would enable the creation of a PARBO that would comply with the standards set out in a written ministerial statement (HCWS369) of 14 December 2020. How Montserrat seeks to recoup the costs of operating their PARBO will be a matter for the Territory Government.

GoM is assessing its timeline for implementation in light of ongoing constraints on capacity and expertise. The UK Government is providing technical assistance, most recently at the UK-OT Beneficial Ownership Transparency Technical Working Group on 10 October. We will confirm the timeline with Montserrat and other Overseas Territories at the Joint Ministerial Council scheduled for 14-15 November.

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Intellectual Property Office

Oct. 04 2023

Source Page: IP enforcement in Philippines
Document: 2015 (PDF)

Found: Polling companies conducted pre-test pilot surveys of the general public in consultation with the

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Sep. 28 2023

Source Page: UK International Climate Finance results 2023
Document: UK International Climate Finance results 2023 (PDF)

Found: from non-public sources such as banks (excluding multilateral or regional development banks), private companies

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department of Health and Social Care

Sep. 22 2023

Source Page: NHS cost recovery - overseas visitors
Document: NHS cost recovery - overseas visitors (PDF)

Found: fiscal year Anguilla 5 Ascension 5 Bermuda 5 British Virgin Islands 5 Cayman Islands 5 Montserrat

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

Sep. 05 2023

Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2022
Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2022 (PDF)

Found: Resources Tertiary Education and Scientific Research Mauritius Human Resources Management Unit Montserrat

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Sep. 05 2023

Source Page: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission annual report 2022
Document: Commonwealth Scholarships annual report for the year ending September 2022 (PDF)

Found: Resources Tertiary Education and Scientific Research Mauritius Human Resources Management Unit Montserrat

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
UK Hydrographic Office

Aug. 24 2023

Source Page: UK Hydrographic Office 2022-2023 Annual Report released
Document: UK Hydrographic Office Annual Report and Accounts for 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: part of the Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Programme, we recently supported authorities in Montserrat