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HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI am sure the Minister would agree that a key aim of the support scheme must be to ensure that our steel industry can compete internationally on a level playing field. The German…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Returning to the issue of the three fleet solid support vessels, the MOD contract was awarded to a Spanish-led consortium. That…09 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum BacklogThe Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is profoundly counterproductive legislation, as illustrated by the fact that, since it was passed, the number of dangerous crossings has…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionI thank the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous. My constituency office is being contacted by a great many people who have still not received their prepayment…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryMy constituent David Farrugia is part of what is called the fatherless generation. The scandal and the length of time it has taken to address these issues have had a profound…15 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She is absolutely right that the hostile environment is profoundly counterproductive. Much of the thinking around the asylum system is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingWill the Minister give way?14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) for calling this important debate, and I commend…14 Dec 2022HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingWhen Labour left Government in 2010, 6,000 asylum cases had been outstanding for more than six months. It is really important to correct the record on that.14 Dec 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I am happy to support new clause 75, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking, which would require the Secretary of State by regulation to establish a body to be…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As this is the last time I will be on my feet, I thank the Committee; it has been an excellent set of debates, and I look…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I have no further comments, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Schedule 1 Cryptoassets: terrorism “ Part 1 Amendments to the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I will be brief because my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking has, again, made the case so eloquently. We support new clause 76. The basic fact is that by their very nature,…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)We fully welcome the new clause, which we think is very important to ensure that all perpetrators of economic crime are caught and dealt with.29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)Has the Minister any thoughts on the international forums that have been set up—for example, the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs Taskforce and the European Commission’s…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Robertson. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking. The passion and eloquence with which she spoke was…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)We welcome these new clauses, which would give effect to the Government’s stated intention to unlock the proceeds of crime held in bank accounts to fund law enforcement efforts to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for those clarifications. This was an opportunity to set out those assurances, which we are happy to accept. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 55 also provides a simple solution to what appears to be a flaw in the Bill’s current drafting, which could be…24 Nov 2022