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HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct to point that out. This money has been around the world many times and we may never ever find out where it has come from, but we could…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe hon. Lady is right. This is entirely inadequate. With every day that passes, more and more guff gets put on to the Companies House register and the less valuable it becomes as…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI have not received that assurance from the Minister, but I would be glad to do so. The hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) and I served on that Bill…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI want to speak about the amendments and new clauses in my name and those of my colleagues. I refer to amendment 41, new clauses 4 and 21 to 23, and amendments 18 to 23 and 40. I…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI very much agree with the hon. Member and acknowledge the strength of cross-party support in the House on this issue. I am sure he has read the Treasury Committee’s report on…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThat is a fair point, and I absolutely agree. I will speak in the sanctions part of my speech about the fact that the Government do not know who has what in order to sanction them…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillSNP Members are delighted to see this well-overdue Bill. We have called for action on these issues many times in this Chamber, in Bill Committees, in Select Committees and in…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI absolutely agree. I was going to speak about Scottish limited partnerships later but will jump forward to that bit of my speech now, because it ties in nicely with the point the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was talking about people buying their seats at party fundraisers and at the heart of British democracy. That is something that this House should…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and I hope the Minister was listening carefully. We need to use all the levers at our disposal to trace where these assets are going,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy constituent’s wife is a Ukrainian national who was granted a spousal visa last week, but in order to travel to the UK, she needs that visa added to her passport. The couple…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSexual Violence: Nationality and Borders Bill2. What assessment has she made of the potential effect of the Nationality and Borders Bill for people who have experienced sexual violence.28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy hon. Friend is making some very good points on the importance of protests. One of the most significant protests in my constituency of late was when the people of Kenmure Street…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual Violence: Nationality and Borders BillLast week, a joint letter with more than 60 signatories across Scottish civil society, including Rape Crisis Scotland, Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, the Trafficking…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I also thank the small Business Minister—the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. The Government are several steps behind those who wish to bend the rules and wash their money through the City of London. This morning,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. The evidence is so clear but the action is non-existent. It just is not being done.23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceThat is absolutely correct. No questions seem to be asked about where this money has come from, the legitimacy of it or even who it really belongs to in the end. A notable absence…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceYes, the hon. Lady is absolutely correct. It is a disrespect to everybody who donates with honesty to political parties in this country—those small donors who give a tenner or put…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sorry that you were drawn into such a Pythonesque sketch show, but it is indicative of some aspects of the situation that I feel we are in…23 Feb 2022