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HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s remarks. As far as the enablers are concerned, we have legislation already on the statute book. As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeAs I noted, observed and made very clear, we have a spending review settlement of £63 million for Companies House, which is a considerable uplift on previous budgets. There is a…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He says it may take a few months to get the register up and running, and I am trying to make the process as quick and effective as…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeAbsolutely. I am not embarrassed at all in agreeing with my hon. Friend that London is a hub of international capital, which is one of the great strengths and glories of our…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI am delighted to accept the hon. Lady’s warm words on the Bill. I am delighted that she is supporting it enthusiastically, and I am happy to engage with her on the passage of the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeAs my right hon. Friend appreciates, this legislation is timely. We are grateful that it seems to have elicited huge support across the House, and we are pleased to be able to…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeAbsolutely. That is the point of this raft of measures. We want to shine the light of transparency on these transactions and to minimise the likelihood of people using our…28 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector JobsI agree with the hon. Gentleman. I speak to the operators of energy suppliers the whole time, as does my right hon. Friend the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Prepayment Meter CustomersWe are working hard to design this scheme at pace. We acknowledge that delivering the bill reduction for this payment mechanism will require a special focus, and that is why we…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector JobsThe hon. Lady will know that we have committed to the “Net Zero Strategy”, which was lauded across the world as a world-beating document. She also knows that, as I have said…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector JobsI am not going to take any lectures from the hon. Gentleman about energy policy. His party is committed to a job-destroying coalition with the Greens, who want to switch the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector JobsI will make three points about that. Acorn was an excellent project, and we want to see it developed very soon in the next wave, which we want to accelerate. There is an…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Prepayment Meter CustomersWe are constantly engaging with Citizens Advice, Ofgem and a huge range of stakeholders about how to protect the most vulnerable consumers. The package announced by my right hon.…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Prepayment Meter CustomersThat is why we have £155 million that can be applied discretionally, particularly to protect these vulnerable consumers. Labour’s whole approach to energy security has been…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorMy hon. Friend will appreciate the excellent statement made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer a couple of weeks ago. There was a range of measures totalling…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorAs we all know, rising energy bills are a cause for concern for people up and down this country, but we have stepped in to give families some breathing space, with our energy…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorAs I have maintained on a number of occasions, the hon. Gentleman’s party is a jobs destroyer in the energy sector, refusing to countenance any investment in the North sea, and in…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that issues of settlement and asylum are ably dealt with by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. I engage with her constantly in respect of…22 Feb 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector JobsThe Government are committed to protecting jobs across the energy sector, which already employs over 700,000 people across the UK and is creating thousands of new jobs through our…22 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorI assure the hon. and learned Lady that we fully support the transition in the North sea transition deal and the oil and gas sector, whereas her party and the Greens are seeking…22 Feb 2022