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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWill the Minister accept any of the amendments or new clauses brought forward by Back Benchers today?24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe hon. Member makes a valid point, as he always does. That is a parallel argument for ensuring proper supervision and regulation and then checking and disciplining people in a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI welcome the Minister to his place. I enjoyed working with him for a number of years on the Back Benches. We have co-operated well, and I look forward to that co-operation…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWill the Minister give way?24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAt this point in the cycle, I cannot believe there is not a resource budget. Even within the constraints of the Bill, there should be a budget because the negotiations will be…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way again. This is not telling Companies House what to do; it is the information that Parliament would want to hear. I think…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am very grateful that the Government have listened to our representations on accountability. I would simply say to the Minister that there is also a new clause down on this…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWill the Minister give way?24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillDoes my hon. Friend agree there can be absolutely no objection to that approach? In the Minister’s opening remarks, he said that the reforms will give Companies House much more…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWill the Minister give way?24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent contribution to the debate. The point is that the Government’s new clause 15 simply reflects reporting on the process of implementation— […24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is an important clause—I agree with the Minister on that—but equally, if we introduce a duty to ensure that persons with significant control of companies are who they say they…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend is raising a really important point, which has been put into some question by a judgment of the European Court of Justice by an action relating to a shell company…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOn the last point, the Minister is right that such companies cannot sell or lease the property, but I think it is probably almost impossible to verify whether the data they…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillThis is a really important piece of legislation. As my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) said, it has taken far too long to get to this point. The Bill has…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsA happy Christmas to everybody. The latest estimate that I have seen is that the Government’s failure to clamp down on tax havens in our overseas territories and Crown…20 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesMr Speaker, thank you very much for granting this urgent question. I thank the Minister for his reply. However, after listening to it, I would simply say to him that the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK Companies(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on continued involvement by UK companies in Russia.07 Dec 2022HANSARD Performing Arts: English National OperaI am really grateful to the Minister for giving way. It is just that I cannot stand this hypocrisy about levelling up. This is not levelling up. To cut the ENO will not level up.…05 Dec 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThat is for an investigation by the appropriate enforcement agency—Ofcom et al.—and if there is evidence that culpability rests with the managing director, the owner or whoever,…05 Dec 2022