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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I just made those comments.15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I shall respond briefly to the queries raised. All the information must be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The way the Bill operates is consistent with…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)As I have just set out to the Committee, clause 89, as amended, will enable Companies House fees to be used to fund enforcement and prosecution action against companies and other…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)That may be something that the right hon. Lady wants to table, but this is a significant commitment, both in terms of legislation and resourcing. I cannot imagine a situation…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I do not accept that the two things—inflation and the resources needed by Companies House—necessarily correlate. Salaries do not rise automatically on that basis. As the right…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. The Bill seeks to ensure that companies and other entities benefiting from incorporated status directly contribute…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 89, page 68, line 33, at end insert— “(aa) any function of a Northern Ireland department under or in connection with the Company Directors…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendments 18 to 24 and 26 to 28 make changes to clauses 108 and 111 of the Bill to extend identity verification requirements to registered officers of corporate general partners…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureThe hon. Gentleman made some good points about the opportunities on Teesside. Carbon capture and storage and Net Zero Teesside represent a huge opportunity and something that is…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)I think it passes that test; it certainly seems to pass the test of the new clause tabled by the right hon. Member for Barking. In her remarks, she said that we are just looking…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)On the hon. Lady’s point relating to amendment 35 regarding an address that might be removed from public view, a person could apply to the registrar because their address has been…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Sometimes in life, things happen and it may well be that they are not drawn to the attention of the general partner. The hon. Lady may think there should be a requirement on the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)To aid understanding of the amendments, I will first explain clauses 116 and 117, which they amend. It is essential that the registrar and the public can be assured that the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman knows that very well. I agree about enforcement, but I question the right hon. Lady’s language a little bit. She implied that HMRC is useless in certain…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)The two clauses mirror the provisions in clauses 30 and 31, which we debated previously. They apply to limited partnerships the registered email requirements introduced for…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Currently, limited partnerships must provide a proposed principal place of business only on registration. There is a requirement to notify the registrar if the principal place of…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Lady asked about the definition of an appropriate email address. As I said, it is an appropriate email address if emails sent to it would be “expected to come to the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 107 requires a limited partnership to confirm on application for registration that none of its general partners are disqualified under directors disqualification…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendments 25, 29, 31, 35 and 36 aim to bring about alignment between companies and limited partnerships legislation. Amendments 25 and 29 enable the Secretary of State to make…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)Local authorities are a subset of public authorities. Question put and agreed to. Clause 90 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule 3 Disclosure of information:…15 Nov 2022