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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend is making some valid points, as I would expect from the Chair of the Treasury Committee. The Treasury Committee’s report does not say that we should adopt a fee of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat is an operational matter for Companies House; it is not for me as the Minister. The registrar clearly has a responsibility to ensure the integrity of the database, and how…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAs the hon. Lady knows, the unique identifier will not be public, because we think that could increase the chances of fraud. It is already possible to search the Companies House…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillVery briefly, and just to the right hon. Lady.24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), who referenced many of our debates in Committee. I thank hon. Members on…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am always happy to have a meeting with the hon. Lady—we met only last week to discuss her amendments and the Government amendments. Some of the things in her new clause are…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI cannot give a fixed timescale for the regulations, but clearly the quicker we get the Bill to Royal Assent, the better. I am sure that the hon. Lady will assist with that; she…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Billrose —24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am always interested in what the right hon. Lady has to say. We have shown that we are willing to engage with her suggested amendments, although we perhaps draft them in a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat may not be part of this Bill, but it is part of my portfolio, I am pleased to say. My hon. Friend and I have worked together to further the cause of whistleblowers on many…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat is exactly how it will work.24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. It is not a backdoor to try to get around the legislation. I cannot think why she would think we would write 309 pages of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt sounds like a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority, which does not directly relate to my portfolio, but that would be my first call as a constituency Member of…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIn regulations.24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Billindicated dissent .24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) has made absolutely the right point: as I said earlier, there are annual fees as well as incorporation fees, and we should…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Billrose—24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am happy to have a meeting with the hon. Lady to discuss the different things that she thinks should be reported. Clearly, the annual report should be comprehensive and cover…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI did not quite hear the hon. Member’s whole point. Is it about the quality and quantity of information in Companies House?24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAs the right hon. Lady knows, new clause 15, which we tabled today, is based on some of the debate we had and the ideas she brought forward in Committee. So I say to her that she…24 Jan 2023