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HANSARDSupporting UK Artists and CultureDoes the hon. Lady agree that there is a real misunderstanding about how much money is invested in the arts in London? That investment is brilliant, but there is a…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe Chancellor claimed in his statement that he was being fair and protecting the vulnerable. I think that those claims were false and that his measures simply entrench…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)The Minister said earlier something that I did not think was the case. I thought that corporate general partners did not have to register the person behind the company. That is…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Are you sure?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Apologies to you, Mr Robertson. I got carried away. I am talking to limited liability partnerships. I cannot see the point of hiding behind a corporation rather than having a…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful, thinking about my new clause, because it sounds like there might be movement on that. I want to ask the Minister a difficult question: what are the legitimate…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Yes.15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am trying to think this through properly: I may be wrong. In the circumstances where the corporation is offshore—an offshore company owns it—would there have to be a natural…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)That was a very useful contribution, and I thank the Minister. Through these new clauses we are simply trying to strengthen transparency so we know who is behind the corporates…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)This batch of clauses we are considering introduces a range of penalties. Does the Minister agree that the use of those penalties should be part of the annual report to Parliament?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)That sounds like a good idea, but HMRC is absolutely hopeless at using such powers. Time and again with these limited partnerships where scandals have emerged, it appears…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Yes.15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)On a point of order, Mr Robertson. Why is new clause 29 not included in this group?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you. New clause 29 is on a similar area of debate, so there might be a bit of repetition when we come to it. The new clauses we are discussing speak for themselves. The…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I know it is, but most of that comes from the economic crime levy. The £300 million comes from the economic crime levy; £100 million comes from the Government’s coffers. Correct…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Where is the parliamentary oversight of that?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Under negative or affirmative resolution?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)If it is under the negative resolution procedure, the Minister well knows that it will not receive the parliamentary scrutiny it deserves. The advantage of the way we framed our…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Will the Minister therefore come back with an amendment that provides for affirmative resolution?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 96, page 75, line 23, leave out “the Consolidated Fund” and insert “a fund established by the Secretary of State for the purposes of tackling…15 Nov 2022