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British International Investment: Taxation

Commons · Question 7227 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure British International Investment’s use of taxpayer funds (a) provides value for money and (b) encourages wider retail share ownership.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 17 Jun 2026

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) holds British International Investment (BII) to account for delivery of its five-year strategy through well-established governance arrangements. As part of these arrangements, the FCDO receives com...