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HANSARDTier 1 Investor Visas: ReviewThe hon. Member makes some solid points about the dangers of the involvement of certain states—in this case, Russia—in the United Kingdom. He should also be aware that the visa…19 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that the hon. Lady has raised the question of the Iranian threat in the UK. As she knows very well, the head of MI5, Ken McCallum, has cited the issue that our…19 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022The right hon. Gentleman will be getting a letter.13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022I am delighted that the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is happy now that Liberty is happy. That leaves us all happy. On that note, I will rest.…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022I would be delighted.13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022It will not be a Christmas card! Additionally, the regulations will amend the schedule 4 entry for the United Kingdom National Authority for Counter-Eavesdropping, which I will…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022A quick note on the staffing: 45 officers are already in post, and no doubt the others will come onstream very soon, because that milestone is extremely important for making sure…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022. It is very nice to serve under your chairmanship for…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022Please pass on my thanks to the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington for his kind note, Mrs Murray. He wants to speak in the debate in the Chamber, so I completely…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGranted Accredited Financial Investigation Powers to Additional Agencies: ConsultationI intend to lay a statutory instrument before the House next year which will amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I merely point out that, while the new clause addresses many of the points that the right hon. Member for Barking has raised before, it also raises many of the same challenges.…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)If anybody thinks that I was trying to soft-soap the right hon. Lady in order to shut her up in future sittings, they do not know her very well. It would have not worked, and I…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I thank the right hon. Member for Barking. While I agree with the intent behind her new clauses, I argue that they narrow slightly the scope in which the state can already recover…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)As this is probably the last time I will speak in the Committee, I thank you, Mr Robertson. I also thank the right hon. Member for Barking for her input into the Bill not just…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I can speak directly to that, because I have recently had a meeting about it with other Governments and other jurisdictions. So far, many people have come up with ways to freeze…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I thank the right hon. Member for Barking for the new clause. I will slightly gloss over one element and focus on something she mentioned several times—I always listen carefully…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)First, not every SAR leads to an actionable offence. Many of them are simply, and quite rightly, reports. They are reports because there are suspicions, but suspicion does not…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)The hon. Lady makes a fair point, but as she knows well that is not the point of the new clause, which is about the supervision of SARs and the ways in which they are checked and…29 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I am delighted to speak on the new clause. As the right hon. Member for Barking correctly identifies, it touches on many areas that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary and I have…29 Nov 2022