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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)If the right hon. Gentleman is saying that people are guilty until proven innocent, that is entirely the wrong way to look at this issue. Of course, those decisions have to be…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I think I have given way enough on this point.24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)One last time, then.24 Nov 2022HANSARDPostmaster Suspension PayThe Bates et al v . Post Office Ltd common issues judgment in March 2019 found that clauses in postmaster contracts allowing Post Office to withhold remuneration during any period…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I just do not think that is right. The right hon. Lady might not have meant this exactly, but even if ownership is reduced—this goes for a company more than a trust—to below 5%,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)We may have to agree to disagree. The requirement to register somebody of beneficial ownership is quite clear. If there is a beneficial owner, that person will have to be publicly…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman says that there is a much stricter cost-control regime in the United States. He is clearly not aware that there is no such regime in the United States,…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his amendment. As he set out, new clause 50 would require all companies to have at least one person who ordinarily resides in the UK among their…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman is saying that no Russian should ever be able to buy property in the UK—24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I am certainly not arguing against the spirit of the new clause. I add my thanks to the right hon. Member for Barking and, indeed, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I have nothing further to add. Question put and agreed to. New clause 10 accordingly read a Second time, and added to the Bill. New Clause 11 Power to amend disqualification…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Through other provisions in this Bill, a disqualified individual is prevented from acting as a general partner of a limited partnership. However, that would only cover individuals…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am happy to, and I thank the hon. Lady for her points. As we have said during similar discussions, the registrar will have access to information; most of the queries that she…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)It is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. Government new clauses 1 to 4 will introduce delegated powers allowing for the application of the Companies…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I will speak briefly to amendment 43 and new clause 22, which are minor technical changes necessary due to the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Without regulation 14, if the corporate trustee were not subject to its own disclosure requirements, the overseas entity would have to “look through” the legal entity trustee to…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Thirteen.22 Nov 2022