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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will just reinforce the point that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, made. To be honest, I do not think the Minister was implying that we were condemning the whole of business, but the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I do not know whether the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, are flawed but, if I followed them correctly, Amendments 75 and 76 in particular seek to put a…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIf somebody fails to comply properly with registering their PSC, that is a criminal offence, as I understand it. Can the Minister confirm that failing to register the PSC properly…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will very briefly support the remarks made by the noble Lords, Lord Faulks and Lord Fox, and the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux. I look forward to the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI honestly do not think that the Minister is doing that; I was just trying to stress to him the importance of that process.20 Apr 2023HANSARDUkraine: Arms SuppliesI again make clear from this Front Bench that His Majesty’s Opposition fully support what the Government are doing on Ukraine and will continue to do so. The Committee of Public…19 Apr 2023HANSARDMachetes: ConsultationMy Lords, yet another Statement on what the Government propose to do on knife crime—a crime which, as we speak, is devastating lives and ripping families apart. Since 2015, knife…19 Apr 2023HANSARDService Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining this important SI and for the detail that was included in her opening remarks. We welcome and support the regulations relating to…19 Apr 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023My Lords, we too support these sensible measures. The Minister was right in his helpful opening comments to say that the Government are seeking to help people support a hugely…19 Apr 2023HANSARDService Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023As I think the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, would agree, the Minister has made very helpful and informed responses to the number of questions raised, which will help to clarify the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDService Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023The Minister in the other place said that it will be reviewed after 18 months. He stated: “We are going to let this run for a bit; we will review it internally after 18 months”.—[…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will be reasonably brief on Amendment 65, which is tabled in my name and those of my noble friends Lord Ponsonby and Lady Blake. Amendments 69 to 71 have some, if not…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to address the Committee for the first time this afternoon. The theme of the discussions earlier was transparency. The noble Lord, Lord Vaux, made an…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am not admitting it.18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI beg leave to withdraw my amendment.18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I have to say that there is a bit of work to be done on this group of amendments before Report. The Minister certainly failed to convince me and I am sure he failed to…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response, which in some ways was helpful in trying to clarify some of the things the Government would expect to be included in any report.…18 Apr 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateMy Lords, I thank the Government for their Statement, although serious questions remain around this Afghan resettlement scheme. Let us start by reminding ourselves that our nation…30 Mar 2023