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HANSARDEconomic Crime11. What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle economic crime.25 Apr 2022HANSARDEconomic CrimeI thank the Minister for that answer. GPT Special Project Management was fined roughly £28 million by Southwark Crown Court last year for bribery offences. The key whistleblower…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Global Migration ChallengeThe asylum reception centre to which my right hon. Friend referred will be at Linton-on-Ouse in my constituency. I am not a nimby in any shape or form but, nevertheless, the RAF…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillIt is a pleasure to speak after my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson). He made some very strong points in his speech with which I absolutely concur. I want to…30 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementI warmly welcome the Chancellor’s statement and, in particular, the rise in the national insurance threshold. It will not only help low earners, which is important, but bring a…23 Mar 2022HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. I was lucky enough to meet Tom Burgis recently, who, alongside other journalists such as Oliver Bullough and others, does an…17 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022
Draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am not sure who chose me to serve on this Delegated Legislation Committee, but we do not often have the chance…15 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022
Draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022I was lucky enough to speak at the end of that debate, although I was able to be there only for the last few minutes of it. It is absolutely true. It seems perverse that we are…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionAround 85% of the beautiful constituency of Thirsk and Malton is covered by shale gas exploration licences, and we will need gas for many decades into the future, so, in…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsLocal authorities’ declaration of a climate emergency seems to be overriding the requirement to avoid developments on best and most versatile land. Should there not be an absolute…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s support. I will press new clauses 14 and 27 to a vote. It is very important that this is included in part 2 of the Bill. We need…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI am not sure that my right hon. Friend is correct. The Bill defines a legal entity as “a body corporate, partnership or other entity”. rather than an individual. I am not sure…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI was just trying to establish whether this would be done in the Lords if it was not done here tonight, Dame Eleanor. Perhaps the Minister will say it later in his summing-up.07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillThe transition period—the debate on the timescale of 18 months, six months or 28 days—is key. Does the Minister agree that the most effective way of dealing with this and…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillHe is nodding—thank you very much. Hansard have got it on record that he is nodding. That is very important. I want to mention one other important thing that is often missed. Many…07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?07 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillIt is a real pleasure to speak after the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge). We have worked together on so much, and we have worked on this legislation for a long…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI welcome the measures that my right hon. Friend is introducing, but many Members fear that people who have already bought their properties through a discreet structure will sell…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. We have been waiting for the economic crime Bill for many years. There is a huge number of amendments on the Order Paper and a huge number of…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillNew clauses 14 and 27 both deal with the establishment of a commission for the protection of whistleblowers to do exactly what my hon. Friend is setting out.07 Mar 2022