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HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We note, do we not, individuals who are the target of sanctions in Europe and who have been the target of sanctions in the United States since…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is right. We cannot have one tier for the elite and another tier for everybody else. That is the problem and it should have been dealt with years ago.23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI have to say to my hon. Friend that it is challenging all our consciousness when the Government say they are not happy and the Minister says he is not happy and nothing happens.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend mentions £100 billion a year: money that could have been spent on schools, money that could have been spent on hospitals, money that could have been spent on our…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy right hon. Friend is right. In six years, there has been promise after promise—we have had more promises from the Dispatch Box today—and we are still waiting. It is not worthy…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is so right. These properties are pricing out young people and challenging working people. Often, the lights are off and no one knows who owns them. If that is not…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is right. The cornerstone of any democracy is the accountability and transparency that allows the general public to see who owns what. I will come on to more of…23 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. In this city of more than 7 million people, with at least a quarter of a million properties owned in London by foreign nationals, just three…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will give way one last time, and then make some progress.22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy hon. Friend has put it very well indeed. We must not fall into the trap of the past in taking actions that are too limited and too late, so Labour will continue to make the…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. I have already seen Ukrainian MPs saying today that they are disappointed that our sanctions regime does not go further. We have sought to send a…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. Why do we have a system that is so opaque? What is the delay? I have raised this issue at the Dispatch Box at least three times, and I am happy to raise…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsI begin by thanking the Government for the confidential briefings that they have provided to the Opposition on this very urgent and pressing situation. We sit in this Chamber with…22 Feb 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend is exactly right: it could, but it needs enforcement and we need to hear more individuals named. The danger in this debate is that the punishment does not…22 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia Sanctions Legislation(Urgent Question): To ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the status of the Russian sanctions legislation the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia Sanctions LegislationI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I do not need to remind anyone in the House of the seriousness of the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine’s…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseLet me start by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) for securing a vital urgent question. This is not the first time that I have risen to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI thank the right hon. Lady for advance sight of her statement, and for our discussions on this issue. I am very grateful. As we in the Opposition have made clear since this…31 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsAs we stand here today, peace in Europe faces its greatest threat in decades. Our darkest moments in history have taught us that aggression must be challenged and bullies must be…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Diplomatic EffortsWe owe it to the people of Ukraine to send a simple and united message: we support their sovereign democratic right to choose their own destiny and we will stand with them in this…25 Jan 2022