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HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker— [ Interruption. ]31 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am afraid I do not have much time. When I was the Attorney General, I went to court to establish that it is not a human right to commit criminal damage. The Court of Appeal…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The Public Order Bill reflects the Government’s duty to put the safety and interests of the law-abiding majority first. We…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Fundamentally, police and key partners should view the impacts of disruption cumulatively. The clock should not be reset every day and…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillMy hon. Friend raises an issue that is close to my heart, which is that we need our police officers—our brave men and women, the majority of whom are heroes, frankly, in this…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI will make progress, I am afraid. No Government should fail in their duty to protect their citizens from such abuse, and this Government will always put the law-abiding majority…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important and valid point. The Bill will go some way to dealing with cryptocurrency, but he is right that cryptoassets are increasingly being…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWe want to ensure that there are more restrictions on who can register with Companies House so that we prevent the abuse of the regime. As I said, we have one of the most open,…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIf I can just make some progress, I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. Having acted immediately in response to Putin, we promised to go further. The Economic Crime and…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillLast year’s spending review settlement set out that the economic crime levy would provide funding totalling approximately £400 million over the spending review period. Law…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am not sure whether it has dawned on the right hon. Lady that we are here to talk about the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which is an important measure to…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe transformation of Companies House has been under consideration for some time, and the Treasury Committee has done quite a lot of inquiring into the issue. We published a White…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe transformation is already under way, with £20 million invested in 2021-22 and a further £63 million announced up to 2024-25 at the most recent spending review. We have been…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI will make some progress. As hon. Members have said, I have been very generous, but I am struggling to get through my speech. I know that everybody wants to speak, so I will take…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe issuance—excuse me—of golden visas to particular individuals from Russia. I agree that there is further work we can do and I am very keen to look at it.13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWithout knowing the details of that case, what is clear is that the reforms to Companies House will ensure not only that more investigation and enforcement powers are afforded to…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI am sorry, but I will not. The powers of the registrar of companies will be broadened, making the registrar a more active gatekeeper for company creation and a custodian of more…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillResourcing the agencies and organisations, such as Companies House, to better fight the threat of fraud and economic crime will be part of the equation. I am pleased to be in…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe hon. Gentleman raises two issues concerning the regulators. We need to ensure that they strike the right balance in terms of their investigatory or prosecutorial powers, but…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Following Putin’s unconscionable invasion of Ukraine we acted immediately, cracking down on dirty money in the UK by…13 Oct 2022