"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, referred to the role of enablers in supporting business tax avoidance schemes. We know that, in many areas of financial crime, estate agents, bankers, lawyers and accountants are corruptly aiding these avoidance schemes. How many such enablers have been prosecuted for business tax …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to briefly follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and to applaud the work of her and her allies that has got us to this place, as she said, after a great deal of struggle. One day, we will simply have these provisions arriving in …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister may have seen the RUSI paper published in July by Veronica Stratford-Tuke on the UK’s efforts on anti-money laundering, counterterrorism financing and the risks. It says:
“The UK does not appear to have appropriate mechanisms to work through trade-offs between its financial crime risks and competing …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Mackinlay, I make no apologies for returning to the subject of political funding, because, of course, we are conducting this debate under the shadow of one number, £72 million, or rather one sum—two times £36 million. This has led to far more …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, and I commend him on bringing forward the Bill and introducing it so powerfully. I join him in commending the Women’s Institute, which has been campaigning on this issue since 2017. Indeed, the title …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this debate. I declare something of an interest, in that I am just back from the ninth World One Health Congress in Lisbon, partially supported by DSAC.
"My Lords, I rise with great pleasure to follow all the speakers thus far in this group and to support all these amendments. I have not attached my name specifically to any of them—some of the most prominent are fully subscribed and I wanted to leave space for the breadth …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"In the interests of time, I shall focus on my Amendment 38, which appears in this group. It would retain the need to have regard to regulatory principles, which has already been broadly discussed. I will focus on the way in which it specifies the need to have regard …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and to thank her for supporting my Amendment 55. I am going to concentrate on that amendment, because this is a carefully worked attempt to deal with an issue that the noble Baroness has already clearly …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, and to attach my name to Amendment 57, which would provide for six weeks of fully paid paternity leave for servicepeople. The Committee will see that this is perhaps not the broadest alliance across the political spectrum …..." Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle - View Speech