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HANSARDCorruptionAgain, I am afraid I am going to have to write on this.26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionI am unable to answer that question. I will have to write to my noble friend.26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionI think I have already said what the Government are going to do about it. In terms of analysis, the data indicated that the drop is likely due to two factors. The first is…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionWhen put in numbers like that, no. However, as I have just said, the fraud strategy is due to be published next week. That is a multiagency approach to tackling fraud. It will be…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that the publication of the new fraud strategy is imminent. As I referred to in my earlier Answer, the second iteration of the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionIt is a most disturbing figure. Public sector integrity is certainly a feature of the Transparency International downgrade of the UK, but that is being dealt with, as noble Lords…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionMy Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that this subject has come up in discussion during the passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The agencies are…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionMy Lords, I cannot improve on the words of the Prime Minister when he was asked about this subject. He pointed out that there has been “widespread recognition and support for the…26 Apr 2023HANSARDCorruptionMy Lords, the Government are committed to the fight against corruption. Corruption and illicit finance undermine national security and global stability. They impede global…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their engagement throughout the passage of this Bill. As I have already said, the Bill has undoubtedly received the scrutiny that the British…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 6H and 6J to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 6K.26 Apr 2023HANSARDCode of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate IncidentsThat the Grand Committee do consider the Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate Incidents. Relevant document: 35th Report…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for the points that have been raised in this debate so far, and I specifically thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for tabling Amendment 78. I also thank…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillAh, the noble Lord said ACSPs—my apologies. I misheard an acronym. In that case, I shall have to write on that, because I do not know the answer.25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI have to say to the noble Lord that I did not anywhere say that the Government say that everything is under control and perfectly fine. As the noble Lord will be aware, the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, once again I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I particularly thank my noble friend Lord Agnew for his amendment. While the Government agree whole- heartedly on…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I will speak first to the government amendments in this group. The first of these is Amendment 78C. This is intended to avoid unnecessary burdens on business from having…25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill25 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill25 Apr 2023