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HANSARDCountering 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 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 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe hon. Member is making excellent points. I sat on the Joint Committee on the Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill, and this information was well known four years ago.…22 Feb 2022HANSARDTOEIC English Language TestsI have constituents who are affected by the TOEIC scandal, and I also have constituents who are affected by the paragraph 322(5) highly-skilled migrants scandal. What they have in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank the Government and the official Opposition Front-Bench teams for the way in which proceedings on the Bill have been conducted. We have all learned an awful lot about each…02 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price). I very much agree with the principles of her new clause 2 because, if this tonnage tax is to mean…02 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI agree that there needs to be probity when it comes to that kind of money and that kind of behaviour—particularly the overruling of civil servants, if that has indeed been the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI am just coming to a close, but I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will have a contribution to make later. The solution is not difficult if the will is there. We have lost too…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct to draw attention to that. It is one of many deficiencies in the Home Office systems as well. It seems that those with money are given a free…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI have a lot to get through. If the hon. Gentleman wants to make a speech later on, I am sure we will all be incredibly interested to hear what he has to say. I have spoken at…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe Minister has made the point about pursuing rogue company directors. Can he tell me more about how he intends to pursue them if the name given is clearly false or the address…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe hon. Lady is absolutely correct. The rate at which people are doing that should be causing the Government real fear, and it is not. This makes no sense at all. Every day that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThe British Business Bank being a relatively new mechanism, of course there were concerns about that. We took a lot of evidence on the concerns that existed around loans and other…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLord Agnew resigned because he could no longer defend the level of fraud in the bounce back loan scheme and the lack of action to tackle it. Much of that has been facilitated by…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government Waste“Lamentable”, “woeful”, “arrogance, indolence and ignorance”—the words of Lord Agnew’s resignation should still be ringing in the Minister’s ears, as should the fact that the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingInflation is running at 5.4%, the highest level in nearly 30 years. It is already having a real and painful impact on people and businesses, with worrying reports today that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government Bill“Lamentable”, “woeful”, “arrogance, indolence and ignorance” were just some of the words that Lord Agnew used to describe the Government’s action on economic crime. In resigning…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationOne of my constituents, Billie-Jean, got in touch. Billie-Jean was in university accommodation during the pandemic and was fined £100 for having a gathering of 11 people during…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineThe truth about unexplained wealth orders is that only a handful of them have been issued, and that the Registration of Overseas Entities Bill has now been waiting for four years…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWe have heard in this debate heartbreaking stories of constituents who are facing real and enduring hardship; of the choices that people are already making in the face of the…24 Jan 2022