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HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am very grateful to the noble Baroness for raising this point. Clearly, there will be a lot of discussion around how to measure, if we can, the benefits of a free trade…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her comments and for her continued support, through the process of scrutiny, of this very important treaty. I look forward to working with…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am grateful to the noble Lord for raising these points. He asks what the benefits are. As I have stated, the free trade agreement with Malaysia is in itself a worthy goal. We in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI thank my noble kinsman for his intervention; this is the first time we have spoken in this way. I asked the House of Lords Library whether there were any other pairings of…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am always grateful to my noble friend for his eloquence. He is a very difficult act to follow, even though his question is so true to my heart. I am afraid I will not be drawn…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and the noble Baroness, Lady Chapman, for their questions and comments. I am only sad that I have to inject an element of enthusiasm into this…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am glad that the noble Lord was quoting the FT . I am happy to discuss this further, but it is important that we have an impact assessment of all our FTAs and that we have a…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising that point. It is clearly important to raise palm oil, and I am sure it will come up in later debates. However, I believe—I am…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his interventions. There may be some confusion; there is not a preclusion of doing business with China now that we are acceding to…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI thank the noble Lord for his point, and I thank all noble Lords who have raised similar questions about countries potentially joining the CPTPP. As he will understand, it would…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI am grateful to the noble Viscount. I was not asking for praise for myself or enthusiasm for my own actions, but enthusiasm for the actions of the Secretary of State, the…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Browne, for suggesting the creation of another authority but, in this instance, I would be reluctant to do that. As I said, I have noted his…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the noble Lord; that is exactly what I am saying. The whole point about the fees is that they are charged in order to pay for Companies House; that is precisely the same…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank your Lordships, as always, for this very passionate debate. I am struck, after however many pleasant hours we have been together debating in Committee, by the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank my noble friend. We do not have an estimate for the annual registration fee so I would not like to speculate on it, but clearly it would be raised to a level commensurate…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that comment.18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI appreciate my noble friend’s intervention. It is probably a good thing that we will be cheaper than the EU when it comes to registering a company; we could call it a Brexit…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI greatly appreciate my noble friend’s intervention. I hope that I have made clear to the Committee the importance that this Government place on fighting economic crime. If I…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do not have an interest to declare there, I might add. Using fines to fund other activities results in the perverse scenario of that funding being dependent on behaviour that we…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am grateful for the noble Lord’s intervention. If I may, I will come to my conclusion before answering those important points. The Government need to continue setting fees via…18 Apr 2023