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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her responses. As she understands, one of my main motives is to bring pleasure to the Treasury. Given that the NCA’s budget—we talked about its budget—for crime prevention is, I think, something like £4 million and there was £1.5 million in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 17. I am delighted that it has also been signed by the noble Lord, Lord Agnew. This would extend the definition of a registerable beneficial owner of an overseas entity to include anyone who is the beneficial owner of land or property …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, perhaps I could just add to what the noble Lord has just said. The Minister mentioned the regulations which are possible post the passing of the Bill. Will he undertake to review some of the points made during the passage of this Bill and consider whether or not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 53. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Cromwell and Lord Vaux, for their support, although I understand that they would like to see this tweaked to go further. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, for his supportive comments.

The Bill needs …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I am afraid I do not agree with the Minister; I am amazed that he thought that I would. The Government need a strategy to catch these enablers in the way that they currently operate. What strategy do the Government have? The Minister was just about to pass …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the Minister and slow the proceedings but, on that point, the Minister began to move, gradually, towards thinking about the enablers, and mentioned anti-money laundering legislation. But it is wider than that: it is about sanctions, economic crime in general and the provisions …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests. This is important and welcome legislation, which rightly we want to see pass through the House as a matter of urgency. But it must have teeth. As someone who, I confess, until recently held a solicitor’s practising …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Mar 2022
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

"My Lords, the noble Lord has contradicted himself. He said that there was a robust system in place, but he has just talked about money laundering for enablers...."
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Written Question
Mathematics: Research
Wednesday 19th January 2022

Asked by: Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support research into mathematics that is not defined as affecting the physical and material universe.

Answered by Lord Callanan - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK is a world leader in Mathematics. British mathematicians publish a large volume of highly regarded work. When compared to international colleagues, British mathematicians have the 5th largest share of publications in the world. When looking at the top 1% of most cited publications, UK mathematicians are responsible for the third largest share.

Between Financial Year 2015-2016 and September 2021, UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) council the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) committed £259.9m to research grants Mathematical Sciences. This includes commitment from the Additional Funding Programme.

Following the Government’s announcement in January 2020 to invest additional funding into Mathematical Sciences, UKRI has awarded around £104 million of additional funding to the discipline, over and above EPSRC’s core Mathematical Sciences Theme budget. The additional funding has covered institutes, small and large research grants, fellowships, doctoral studentships and postdoctoral awards.

On the 27 October 2021, the Government announced the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review. BEIS and UKRI will now set out how we meet the commitment to invest additional funding into Mathematical sciences in forthcoming years, as part of the allocations process.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 14 Dec 2021
Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

"My Lords, I am largely going to speak to and support Amendment 1. I commend the noble Lord, Lord Browne, for raising these important issues on the question of ARIA’s ability to impose investment conditions. Unlike the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, I do not see those as bureaucratic constraints.

One …..."
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