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British International Investment: Taxation

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.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 9 Jun 2026
Answer: 17 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
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.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
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...

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