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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 153A, 153B and 153C.11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 159, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 159A.11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 161 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 161A in lieu—11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeThe noble Lord makes an extremely good point that we should not forget the victims of economic crime. I want to make two points here. First, the fraud strategy looks at three…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeI just referred to the fraud strategy that was published in May this year, a sizeable part of which is about empowering people to avoid being defrauded in the first place. I…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeMy Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that the City of London Police partially fulfils that function. It prioritised investigators to the City of London as part of its recent…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeMy Lords, due to operational sensitivity and flexible deployment of resources in response to demand, it is not possible to provide a precise figure of staff allocated to a…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeSignificant resources are being allocated to the NECC to improve its investigatory capabilities. It will end up with an additional 400 new officers dedicated to tackling fraud;…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I will respond relatively briefly; I think I have rehearsed the majority of the arguments widely and frequently,…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeThe noble Lord will be aware, from other conversations that we have been having around the various aspects of the Bill that will go through the House this afternoon, that the…11 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Fraud and Economic CrimeThe noble Lord makes a good point, and I think he is aware of my opinions on this subject. Clearly, it is a difficult area for the entire economy—not just the agencies responsible…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 151A.11 Sept 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023I fear I cannot confirm whether that is the case. I will find out the answer and write to the noble Lord.24 Jul 2023HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023My Lords, this order amends the Police Act 1997 to require all unspent convictions and cautions to be disclosed on standard or enhanced criminal record certificates issued by the…24 Jul 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023I thank my noble friend for her question. She is quite right that Prevent can occasionally be characterised as somewhat controversial, but we should remember that it is of course…24 Jul 2023HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023.24 Jul 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023The noble Lord raises a couple of interesting points. On the subject of Prevent, the Government have indicated that they will implement all the recommendations, to which the noble…24 Jul 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023I thank my noble friend for that. I am not aware of those particular programmes, but they seem to me to make perfect sense. I commend him for his efforts and those of the wider…24 Jul 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023My Lords, I am not familiar with the cases to which the noble Lord’s right honourable friend in the other place referred, how many there are or what is the substance of this…24 Jul 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for those comments. I would like to associate myself with his remarks thanking our security services for the work that they do. The noble Lord…24 Jul 2023