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HANSARD SanctionsThat is indeed the case. It has been suggested that we could use parliamentary privilege to sanction those individuals through the House, or there is my suggestion that we use the…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am very much enjoying the right hon. Gentleman’s contribution, and I thank him for what he said. Does he agree that, until we target the enablers—the accountants, lawyers and…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why the Government should readily undertake that action, and I would add to that list that places in English public schools can…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will not read the list of more than 100 names, but I have picked out 10 that demonstrate not only the importance of tackling individuals, but their links to the UK. So we are…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI am delighted by the tone of the debate, because on the Back Benches there is complete agreement. I hope the Minister will leave the debate emboldened by some of the ideas we put…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsI want to return to another point and perhaps help the Minister a little bit, because we want to get at the companies, but we also want to get at the individuals—we need to get at…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsI thank the Foreign Secretary for the progress that she is making. I ask just two questions. First, it is still unclear to me and, I think, to most members of the public whether…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeThe Secretary of State is sensing some frustration, and I will tell him why. The public register of beneficial ownership of properties that are foreign-owned was promised when…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way and I welcome the commitments he has made on the sort of action a Labour Government would immediately put in place. There is…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceIt is not just about urgent action. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is outrageous that legislation on publishing the beneficial ownership of UK properties owned by…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsYesterday the Prime Minister told me that we can sanction Duma members through the Government’s new sanctions package. The Minister for Europe and North America, the right hon.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMore in sorrow than in anger, I raise the issue of Russian money and its role within the Conservative party. Fedotov, Temerko, Chernukhin, Mikheev, Knaster and New Century Media…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineAccording to expert legal advice I have seen, there are serious flaws in the new sanctions regime: it may not affect oligarchs close to Putin who do not hold an official position…22 Feb 2022HANSARDKazakhstan: Anti-corruption SanctionsI thank Mr Speaker for granting this debate and the Minister for joining us. I also thank a host of civil society experts who have helped me—too many to name—but I give special…03 Feb 2022HANSARDKazakhstan: Anti-corruption SanctionsI am extremely grateful to the Minister, but he has given me a very general response. I named more than 20 individuals, many of whom are members of the same family. Will he…03 Feb 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementMy husband Henry introduced me to Jack and Harriet when we got together in the ‘70s. We were, as ever, at some conference, Jack was, as ever, preoccupied with fixing some vote,…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI congratulate the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) and the members of his Committee on bringing forward an incredibly thorough and very good report. I know…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Draft Online Safety Bill ReportI completely agree with my right hon. Friend on that, and I hope that the Minister will confirm that he will include this in the legislation. The second issue I wish to raise…13 Jan 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders InquestI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker. I have to say to the Minister that this happened in London, but it might and could have happened anywhere in the country, and therefore, it is a…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Stephen Port Murders Inquest(Urgent Question:) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the Metropolitan Police and the inquest into the deaths of Anthony…13 Dec 2021