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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you give an example? Thom Townsend: It is worth saying that countries that are doing very well on this typically have a national identity card system that is the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you all for coming to give evidence today. I want to start with a couple of questions. First, in your view, does the Bill provide adequate guarantees against companies…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q Do the other witnesses have anything to add? Is there anything specific that will assist in some of these challenges? How much are resources constraining what you are able to…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q Is it all about resources, or is there more? Simon Welch: Resources are a big part of it, but there is experience as well. If we bring in new people, they are unlikely to be the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back to some comments made by DCI Welch, which were very instructive on the challenges—we have heard it in some of the data as well. I think you referred to…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)It was about how to tackle economic crime and whether the reform of the strike-off process is important to that. Adrian Searle: The strike-off process is not something I have a…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q 76 I have two questions. The first is for Mr Swain. Thank you both for coming to give evidence today. The Treasury has allocated £63 million so far for the transformation of…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Q I will be brief in asking this question, and then I have to leave. Do you think the NCA has sufficient resources to make use of the new recovery powers in the Bill, and do those…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you both for taking the time to give evidence today. I have a broad question for you, because the contributions that you have already made and that I think we will hear…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Q If this legislation is to be as effective as it needs to be, will there need to be dependencies on other legislation? Nick Van Benschoten: That is a very good point, yes. There…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Q I want to come back to where I started and to pick up on the evidence given about regulated and unregulated sectors. Obviously, there are issues in banks and the financial…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Quite a lot of people want to ask questions, so I will make further remarks later.25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Q I will put one brief question to each of the witnesses, as I know colleagues have other questions. First, thank you for giving evidence. Nick, I am conscious of your perspective…25 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (First sitting)Q Do you know if there are cases where it has used those powers? Andy Gould: I do not know. They only came in earlier this year, so I would be surprised if the FCA has got to the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI recognise that the Minister has made a huge set of comments on the issues that were raised, but I want to pick him up on one point relating to the Financial Action Task Force.…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIt is indeed a pleasure to speak on Second Reading of this important Bill. But before I begin my remarks, let me just mention that, in the Public Gallery today, there are two…13 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanIt is already clear that this desperate bid for an economic bounce after a decade of failure is based not on a plan for growth, but on a wing and a prayer that if the rich get…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenAt this very sad time, we remember the life of Queen Elizabeth II, with gratitude for her love and service to our nation. Her Majesty lived her life guided by a deep sense of…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI thank the hon. Member for his contribution and for his work for the all-party parliamentary group on mortgage prisoners. He is right, and those commitments need to be taken…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI have been contacted by many of my constituents, from all backgrounds, who are concerned about the welfare and continued detention of Jagtar Singh Johal. The UN has confirmed…07 Sept 2022