How effective is the Bribery Act? Committee question Ministers

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• Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010

Witnesses

Tuesday 4 December, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster

At 10.30am

• Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
• Ben Wallace MP, Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Home Office
• Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Small Businesses, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Baroness Fairhead CBE, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, Department for International Trade

Possible questions

• Why is a high level of authorisation always required for prosecutions for offences under the Bribery Act?
• Why are there so few petty bribery prosecutions, despite the prevalence of pretty bribery in industries such as shipping and construction?
• What can the Department for International Trade do to improve the advice given to exporters abroad on local business culture and ethics, and on facilitation payments?
• The City of London Police have provided evidence suggesting the lack of a lead force has led to an "intelligence gap" regarding occurrences of bribery. Why does a lead force not exist, as is the case for fraud?
• How is the Government planning on mitigating the impact of the loss of the European Arrest Warrant and the European Investigation Order?

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Further information

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