A Bill to require the Secretary of State to impose certain requirements on the Export Credits Guarantee Department, including the publication of an audit of all sums owed to the Department, an annual impact assessment and a real-time disclosure policy on all supported projects; to prohibit the support of certain activities by the Department; to provide that debt cancellation by the Department cannot be defined as official development assistance; to prohibit companies from receiving support from the Department for a period of at least five years following a relevant conviction of corruption; to introduce a duty of care provision which must be followed in the Department’s operations to provide access to justice for those affected by supported projects; and for connected purposes;
This bill would require the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) to operate with greater openness and accountability. It would force audits of sums owed to ECGD, annual impact assessments, and real-time public disclosure of all supported projects, while also restricting certain activities and introducing protections for those affected by projects.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons; it has not yet advanced to committee stage.
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