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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifteenth sitting)According to the Government’s impact assessment, the purpose of clauses 143 and 144, which expand the scope of exemptions from money laundering offences, is to reduce the number…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fifteenth sitting)But is it not simply the case that we are not putting enough resources into the enforcement of laws and the policing of such markets? That is fundamental to achieving the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for that. Does he have any thoughts on the interface between the Land Registry and the register of beneficial owners? It appears that a lot of the information…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. Compared with clause 135, clauses 136, 137 and 157 are more substantial. In drafting them, the Government appear…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Thirteenth sitting)On that point about staffing, I think the Minister’s point is that there will be a last-minute rush. Is he confident that the current staffing levels are sufficient to cope with…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for those assurances. I have no further comments. Question put and agreed to. Clause 136 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 137 ordered to…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for that clarification. Does he have any broader assurances around enforcement and implementation? It would be useful to get a sense of what institutional or…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Clause 138 is another relatively minor change to the definition of a company’s service address, and it brings the definition used for the purposes of the overseas entities…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The clause makes some relatively minor changes to the language on the requirement to provide information requested by the registrar. The effect is to extend the existing…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The clause provides for certain changes to be made to the Companies Act via regulations using Henry VIII powers, where necessary, to bring the Act into line with the provisions in…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I want to make a few general points about registers of beneficial ownership and have a number of questions for the…17 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. We are somewhat surprised that the Government are introducing this statutory instrument, because it appears to utterly…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for giving way. My intervention is absolutely related to the regulations. I asked why there was no impact assessment. For the record, will she confirm that…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022Will the Minister give way?16 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Twelfth sitting)Is that like shortly?15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)You mentioned intelligence agencies—15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)I would like to add some comments to the eloquent remarks of my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking. In clause 96, the Government provide a framework for the registrar,…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)One of the key problems the Bill seeks to address is the difficulty that arises when enforcing laws for which the burden of proof is exceptionally high. In that regard, the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureBritain has suffered from 12 years of low-growth, low-wage, high-incompetence conservatism. A key feature of the Conservatives’ disastrous record on the economy is their…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Robertson. I rise to introduce amendment 115. When considering any piece of legislation that creates new criminal offences, one…15 Nov 2022