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HANSARDEconomic 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 Billrose —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 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 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 BillAgain, I think it would be wrong to comment on individual cases, but I take the right hon. Member’s point. In general terms, the UK sanctions regulations permit the OFSI to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Billindicated dissent .24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will make a little progress, if I may. I appreciate that there are a large number of Government amendments, hence the need to make some progress. I would like to reassure the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWe do not have the data to be able to say. It obviously depends on numerous factors. As I say, we are keen to give Companies House the resources it needs, which it currently does…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI think it would be wrong to make any representations on any particular case, but seeking to enable somebody to avoid sanctions is entirely unacceptable, clearly. I am sure that…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am sorry, but I must conclude. I do apologise. To conclude there, I thank all the Members who have spoken in today’s debate for their insights, and I am sorry if I have not…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will give way to the right hon. Member on that point, because her many speeches in Parliament have led to some of the changes we have made.24 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillWe can have a good debate about this a week on Monday, but the Opposition parties seem to be arguing simultaneously that minimum service levels exist across Europe, that strikes…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Sale of Goods (Safety) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns) on securing a Second Reading for his private Member’s Bill, which is on an important issue…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Sale of Goods (Safety) BillIt is important that we look at other jurisdictions for best practice, but not limit ourselves by that if we think we can go further. Amazon plays a very important part and we…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Employment (Allocation of Tips) BillFirst, like the shadow Minister, let me declare my interest. I have two young daughters who work in the hospitality sector and who may benefit from this legislation. Happily, I am…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) for all his work in bringing forward this very important legislation. It is a great…20 Jan 2023HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI do apologise, Mr Deputy Speaker. Several Members referred to the matter in this debate, so I felt I needed to address it, but under your instructions I will move on. Other…20 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Sale of Goods (Safety) BillI am very happy to be held to account by the hon. Gentleman, whom I consider to be a friend as well as a Member on the Opposition Benches. I am very keen to work with him on this…20 Jan 2023