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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will not amplify what has already been said. I am grateful to all noble Lords, including the Minister, for engaging in this debate. He said that it was not a bad…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendment 161A, do not insist on its Amendment 161B, to which the Commons have…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Motion B1, as an amendment to Motion B, which is being debated within this group. It would “leave out from ‘House’ to end and insert ‘do insist on…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will take this opportunity to speak to my Motion H1 in the same group, which proposes, as an amendment to Motion H, to “leave out from ‘161’ to end and insert ‘, do…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I also support what the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, has said and done. I am very sorry that the Government did not accept the amendment in relation to trusts. It was…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeMy Lords, the Minister will know well that one of the themes that emerged during our debates on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill was the inequality of bargaining…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillLeave out from “161” to end and insert “, do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment 161A in lieu, and do propose Amendment 161B in lieu—11 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateMy Lords, the Statement and, indeed, the Minister emphasised how lawyers have been, and are, capable of frustrating this process in ways that would often constitute serious…06 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I declare my interest—although I think it has already been declared for me by the noble Lords, Lord McNally and Lord Lipsey—as the chair of the Independent Press…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillThe report must be read as a whole. I do not accept at all what the noble Lord has said. It is worth visiting the IPSO website, because he was very disparaging about the number of…12 Jul 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling these amendments in response to amendments tabled by me and the noble Lord, Lord Godson, which were supported by the noble Baroness,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Lord. Two key themes emerged from our lengthy debates on the Bill. The first was that the scale of economic crime is a major threat…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, the Minister quite rightly emphasised that these amendments are concerned with two fundamental points: free speech and the public interest that exists to expose…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, we now come a group of amendments about strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs. These were much debated at Second Reading and in Grand Committee. As…27 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, this amendment, which is supported by the noble Lord, Lord Godson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, was debated in Committee. It concerns a judgment of the Supreme…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have taken part in this debate, and I am grateful to the Minister for his remarks. I am sure the House is grateful for all those who…26 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean Court of Human Rights: Rule 39My Lords, it is most important that we maintain a good relationship with the European Court of Human Rights. The context of this Question follows the decision of the judges in…06 Jun 2023