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Select Committee
Letter from Minister Rutley relating to Ministers with responsibility for the Overseas Territories, dated 04/04/24

Correspondence Apr. 19 2024

Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

Found: Letter from Minister Rutley relating to Ministers with responsibility for the Overseas Territories, dated


Select Committee
Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to Chagos Islanders, dated 05/04/24

Correspondence Apr. 19 2024

Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

Found: 2AH [by email] 12 March 2024 Dear Foreign Secretary, Concerning the Chagossians The Overseas


Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Competition and Markets Authority

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: The CMA at 10: Past reflections and a look ahead to the next decade of promoting competition and protecting consumers
Document: UK’s open banking regime has also been called ‘the envy of the European FinTech community’ (PDF)

Found: $3.3bn of VC, PE and CVC investments into UK FinTech in 2018 42% of workers in UK FinTech are from overseas


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Cabinet Office

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: Government response to the Business and Trade Committee’s submission to the National Security and Investment Act Call for Evidence 2023
Document: Government response to the Business and Trade Committee’s submission to the National Security and Investment Act Call for Evidence 2023 (webpage)

Found: The Government must ensure that the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies fulfil their responsibilities


Draft Secondary Legislation
The Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024

Published - Thursday 18th April 2024

Department: Ministry of Defence

These Rules amend the Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041). The Rules make provision in respect of sentence review proceedings for a service offence further to section 304D (review of sentence following offer of assistance) and section 304E (review of sentence following failure to assist) of the Armed …

Found: These Rules extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British overseas


Select Committee
Second Special - Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of session 2023-24

Special Report Apr. 18 2024

Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: The UK is responsible for the international relations of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 18 Apr 2024 In Force Not stated

Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024
Department: Ministry of Defence
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Rules amend the Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041). The Rules make provision in respect of sentence review proceedings for a service offence further to section 304D (review of sentence following offer of assistance) and section 304E (review of sentence following failure to assist) of the Armed …

Found: These Rules extend to England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the British overseas


Written Question
Darwin Plus
Thursday 18th April 2024

Asked by: Thérèse Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Darwin Plus fund.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK Government has recently expanded the Darwin Plus programme to better meet the needs of the UK Overseas Territories. In 2023, Defra introduced to Darwin Plus a new local scheme aimed at building capacity and growing local economies in-territory, and a new strategic scheme for fostering greater innovation, ambition and collaboration in and between Territories.

On 22 April 2024, Defra will open the programme to new applications. The longstanding Darwin Plus Fellowships scheme will be rebranded as Darwin Plus People and Skills to appeal to applicants beyond academia. Under its new name, this scheme will welcome applications from Territory nationals and long-term residents for activities which will upskill them and support them to meet long-term strategic outcomes for their natural environments.

The UK Government remains committed to keeping the structure of the programme under review, with a focus on suitability and practical conservation.


Select Committee
Letter to the Chair from Delyth Jewell MS, Chair, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee re: UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 25 March 2024

Correspondence Apr. 17 2024

Committee: International Agreements Committee

Found: compatible inventories are created for each of the four nations of the UK, as well as for participating Overseas


Select Committee
First Special Report - Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Special Report Apr. 17 2024

Committee: Procedure Committee

Found: Lords: Government Response House of Commons • Foreign Affairs Committee; • FAC sub-committee on the Overseas