Written questions

British International Investment

Commons · Question 7922 · Tabled 8 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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of British International Investment’s use of public funds to support private equity activity on levels of wider retail pa

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...