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HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesI do not have that information with me, but I can take it back to the department and write to all noble Lords.08 Dec 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 and 14 November be approved. Relevant document: 19th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…07 Dec 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their contributions to this brief debate. We discussed some of these issues when the parent Act was passed. We also discussed issues around…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022My Lords, in the Autumn Statement, the Government set out their prioritisation for taxation to be fair by following two broad principles: first, that we ask those with more to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingCan I reassure the noble Lord that these questions are considered in spending reviews? They are also considered as part of the process of collective agreement when new policy is…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 19th Report from the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy noble friend is right: we must ensure that when we undertake these exercises, we really are delivering efficiency and value for money gains, rather than short-term fixes for…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingI reassure my noble friend that the Government continue their efforts to reduce the government estate, and progress is being made to hit the £500 million per annum asset disposal…06 Dec 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022I thank the noble Lord for his questions. I can probably expand on my answers in writing, if needs be. On his point about the procedure used for future updates to this list and…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingNo, I would not agree with the noble Lord at all. Efficiency savings are something that Governments of all colours have striven to deliver, including in previous comprehensive…06 Dec 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations provide the legislative framework for tackling money laundering and terrorist financing and set out various measures that businesses must take to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy Lords, the Government announced the efficiency and savings review in the Autumn Statement to keep spending focused on government priorities and to help departments manage the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy Lords, I am sure the Home Office takes that into account. This Government have a strong record on protecting women who have had to flee violence; we brought forward the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022.06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingI put it to the noble Lord that there is a cost to not having efficiency and value for money in our services. That means we can deliver less for people for the money that we are…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingI take my noble friend’s point. The scope of government and what it is attempting to deliver has changed somewhat over that time, but whether the growth in Ministers has matched…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingThe noble Lord will know that we have increased the budgets in the health service, but that does not reduce the need to look for efficiencies. I pay tribute to the work of Dame…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingI do not believe that it is within my responsibilities to carry out an audit of special advisers, but I will take the noble Lord’s point back to the department. I should probably…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingI always welcome helpful advice. However, I am not sure that I can take it up in this case.06 Dec 2022HANSARDCross-Government Cost CuttingMy Lords, initiatives to spend to save were included in the different departments’ spending review bids and they are welcomed by the Treasury. Increased evaluation of policy and…06 Dec 2022