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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank the four noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for her Amendments 106EC and 106ED. Amendment 106EC would require an…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt was spot on so I suspect that the noble Lord has nobbled my notes at some point. The economic merits of and progress in delivering freeports and investment zones remain at the…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, these government amendments concern commencement and cut across several clauses. Amendments 106F, 106H and 107A are consequential on the regulation-making powers…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI agree with the noble Lord: all of those matters should stay under active consideration, particularly as the nature of crime, disruption, protest and what have you evolves. But,…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingWell, I absolutely could not agree with the noble Lord more.11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI thank noble Lords for their brief comments. In answer to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, about when the powers in the Bill will be brought into force, obviously I speak with authority…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy profuse apologies to the noble Baroness, Lady Blake. I am assured that all discussions have taken place with the devolved Administrations and that they are all content with it.11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI agree with the thrust of my noble friend’s remarks, but of course it is important that people are aware of the powers the police have. I should have said yesterday, in answer to…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingThere were a number of questions there and I will go into the detail. There were 64 arrests. Only six were under the new powers in the Public Order Act, all of which were under…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingSixty-four.11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingMy Lords, the policing of the Coronation was a tremendous success. The event passed off without incident and tens of thousands of people were able to witness it, while hundreds…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingAs I understand it, an operation called the Police Powers Unit wrote to five protest groups to inform them of the changes to public order legislation. It is obviously right that…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI entirely agree with my noble friend.11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI cannot answer that, I am afraid. I do not know.11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingI failed to answer the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, on when this part of the Act will commence. I can give her a better answer today. It is on 2 July this…11 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingMy Lords, I do not agree that an apology was given for these arrests. The Metropolitan Police expressed regret that six people who were arrested were unable to join the…11 May 2023