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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillDoes that committee do an annual report? How often does it meet?09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOn the various facts that the Minister has brought forward, I just went to the latest fact sheets. For example, I have an overarching fact sheet for the Economic Crime and…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I support much of what the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, have said. In speaking to my amendments in this group, I start by welcoming the…09 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIn the absence of my noble friend Lord Hunt, and with his apologies, I move Amendment 93 in his name. I shall leave the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and the noble and learned Lord,…09 May 2023HANSARDWarrior Capability Sustainment ProgrammeI have a very simple question for the Minister. Can she assure us that, with the cancellation of Warrior, there is no capability gap with respect to the Army’s mechanised infantry…03 May 2023HANSARDForeign PolicyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, with her usual insightful remarks. I congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans on…03 May 2023HANSARDMigrants: HousingMy Lords, further to my noble friend Lord Blunkett’s question, surely the Government must have a figure for the number of migrants and asylum seekers that they seek to detain. If…03 May 2023HANSARDWarrior Capability Sustainment ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of the cancellation of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme in their Defence in a…03 May 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank the Government for their comments on Ukraine but can the noble Baroness ensure that Statements are more regularly made to Parliament? The Defence Secretary last…02 May 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeWell, there you go. I thank the Government for their Statement, and the information they have provided regarding this police uplift programme. This is not, however, year nought of…02 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyI said everyone on the Committee —with the possible exception of the noble Lord. I was talking about how people feel about the Bill as drafted, with the carve-out for small and…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, given the time of day, I shall make a brief comment. I agree with Amendments 91 and 94. On Amendment 94, spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, I ask the Minister…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendment 85 from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, to which I have added my name, and to support the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. Various contributions that have been made show that we should see the Government’s amendments as a starting point, but they…27 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionMy Lords, can the Minister answer the question put by my noble friend Lord Hain? Why has the UK slumped to its lowest ever score in Transparency International’s global corruption…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and many others for the detailed scrutiny and the way this Chamber has tried to hold the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDFishing Industry: Visas for Foreign WorkersMy Lords, the UK’s fishing industry is in turmoil given the Government’s decision to implement a new visa scheme immediately, potentially leaving it short of workers. Why are they…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMay I just make one point about process? I think my noble friend Lord Ponsonby made this point earlier, and we have just heard it again. On quite a large number of occasions the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTop Secret Document LeaksMy Lords, it is obviously of huge concern that top secret US documents were leaked, including files purporting to be on the war in Ukraine. In assessing what damage this may have…20 Apr 2023