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HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe Prime Minister’s statement today could not be more out of touch with the people who come to my surgeries week in, week out—and I have the highest immigration case load in…13 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesIt seems to me to ring a little bit hollow to say that companies are still trying to unwind their various operations in Russia. If some companies can do that quite easily, can the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)If this is indeed the last opportunity I have to speak in the Committee, I thank the Ministers. I hope they have been listening closely to what we recommend and will bring back…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)We also support this important new clause. In a recent speech, the Minister said that 43% of all economic crime was identified by whistleblowers, which illustrates why the new…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I wholeheartedly agree with the new clause. When the Treasury Committee looked at this issue, what struck me was that economic crime was nobody’s priority. Our report said:…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I suspect that if it goes to a vote, he will vote against the new clause, so he does not even need to argue against it. If it goes to a vote, he and his colleagues will vote…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I will if the Minister can give me an explanation as to why he is not going to back the new clause.29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I, too, rise to support the new clauses, which are incredibly important. “Of all the measures we have talked about today, this would have the biggest effect in terms of cutting…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I did not mean to stop the Minister in mid-flow. He says that the number does not necessarily correlate to criminality. Is he concerned to hear that trust and company service…29 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateIt obviously should have come as no surprise to the Government that these conditions would break out because the all-party parliamentary group on immigration detention, which I…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), who gave a characteristically thoughtful speech. How strange it is that we agree on so many things in…28 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his consideration of this proposal. I would be interested to know what has changed since the previous consideration was arrived at that such provisions…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause is designed to ensure disclosure of information relating to bank accounts held by subscribers to a memorandum…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementAfter Lord Agnew resigned, he wrote in the Financial Times : “Fraud in government is rampant. Public estimates sit at just under £30bn a year. There is a complete lack of focus on…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 73% of guide dog owners have been refused access to taxis, shops and restaurants in the past year. What is the Minister and his Department doing to improve access and ensure…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I support the new clauses. The anti-money laundering supervisory duties are incredibly important, as they are part of firmly closing the door on economic crime. It is important…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I rise to support the new clauses in the name of the official Opposition, because Parliament will need to keep a close eye on how a lot of things in this Bill are being…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I very much to support everything that the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill said. In his evidence to the Committee, Thomas Mayne of Chatham House said: “This is a…24 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionIn 2014, the people of Glasgow voted for independence, and I am sure that if the question were put before them again, they would do so again. But we are not in 2014. Does the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationThe independent commission of inquiry into asylum provision in Scotland, which was set up by Refugees for Justice and is chaired expertly by Baroness Helena Kennedy, laid bare the…23 Nov 2022