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HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018May I start by wishing everyone a happy new year? I will not rerun the entire speech of the hon. Member for Oxford East, but I largely agree with what she said. I have just a few…08 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Will the Minister give way?08 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018When the Minister was talking about the resourcing of the FCA in the event of a no deal, he suggested that it would be able to draw down extra money very quickly. Is he basically…08 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018What about communicating that to Parliament rather than just to Ministers? I know that the scrutiny process is rubbish and Parliament does not have much say on Government spend…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIs that not a slightly bizarre argument? I think the Opposition are trying to ask the Government to take into account in the review the priorities we have, rather than the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIt is great to have the chance to speak on the Third Reading of my fifth Finance Bill. Given my relatively short time in the House, that shows just how many Finance Bills we have…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI want to talk about a few issues, many of which have been brought up during the debate. The first is the subject of new clauses 1 and 5, both of which I support, and the way in…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThat is correct. One of the difficult things about looking at the potential outcomes of Brexit is that those stats do not exist. It is all well and good to talk about the fact…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am aware that we are fairly short of time, so I will not rerun many of the things I said in Committee—I am sure the Minister and those on the Opposition Front Bench will be…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIn the interests of time, I will be very brief. I want to make it clear to the House that the SNP intends to push new clause 18 to a vote. I will briefly speak to some of the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillWe have not had taxation powers for 10 years, and we do not have the full range of powers. For example, we do not have the full range of powers over public health, so we do not…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThe Scottish Government’s Budget ensures that 90% of businesses will pay less in business rates than they would if they were anywhere else in the UK. Does the hon. Gentleman…08 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Money Laundering and Transfer of Funds (Information) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I was going to ask a question in a similar vein about the high-risk countries. I would have less concern if the same list as the EU was used on day one. However, looking for…08 Jan 2019