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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifth sitting)We support clause 9. We recognise that it amends the Companies Act to give the Secretary of State the ability to prevent registration of a company if they think the name of that…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifth sitting)On this occasion, having heard what the Minister has said, I think that this is an ongoing debate. We will want to have some further discussion and perhaps come back to the issue…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifth sitting)My right hon. Friend will want to speak to her own amendment, but I will lay out a few comments. She is right that we need Companies House to become a more active agent in our…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 77, in clause 1, page 2, line 10, at end insert— ‘ Objective 5 Objective 5 is to act proactively by— (a) making full use of the information, intelligence…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixth sitting)Perhaps the Minister can clarify whether a period of 128 days given in writing would be in line with the terms of the clause. Did he go back to the lawyers to see whether the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Ms Bardell. I do not think we were fully clear between us. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I rise to speak to amendment 76, which is in my name and the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifth sitting)I echo the concerns raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking. She has drawn out some important distinctions. One is where there has been duplicity in setting up a…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in support the Government’s amendments and new clauses, which we welcome. As the Minister has set out, new clauses 5, 6 and 8 give the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Sixth sitting)In the light of there being some connection between them all, I think we will not press them. Clause 14 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause s 15 to 27 ordered to stand part…01 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q On the economic crime plan, you suggested that quite a number of commitments made in 2019 have not been implemented. Could you briefly say something about that? Then Duncan…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q Could you be a little more specific about what you think would make a difference—what information is not being shared? Helena Wood: Absolutely. On the information-sharing…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q 170 Thank you very much for coming to give evidence today. I wanted to start by asking about the Bill’s reforms of information-sharing provisions—perhaps this is particularly to…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Barrow, for giving evidence today. To pick up on your point about becoming obsessed, I think that is an understatement of the contribution you are now making,…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q So your view is that we could be going further, and that we need to be going further. Helena Wood: Absolutely. We have sat around for three years discussing information sharing…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Third sitting)Q First, thank you for coming to give evidence today; it is much appreciated. We have had some discussion on information-sharing; I think you overheard that. If there is anything…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you very much, Mr Swabey, for coming to give evidence. Could you say a little about what you do in relation to issues around economic crime? What is the view of your…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What about gaps? Peter Swabey: The big gap, from my perspective, is around the role of the company secretary or governance professional in the Bill. We were just hearing a bit…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourth sitting)Q To be a bit more specific, what more do you suggest should be in the Bill? Peter Swabey: For me, it should reference the role of the company secretary. I have a slightly wider…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you very much, Ms Belton, for joining us to give evidence today, and thank you for all you do as well. In terms of the scale of economic crime and how much needs to happen…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to come back on how we can take practical steps to tackle this. I think you mentioned the Foreign Policy Centre. Are there more specific measures we could take in the…27 Oct 2022