Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Debate
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Jonathan Djanogly
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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill
Jonathan Djanogly ExcerptsMonday 7th March 2022
(2 years, 8 months ago)
Commons ChamberRead Full debate Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts Amendment Paper: Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 7 March 2022 - (7 Mar 2022)
Priti Patel
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise that point and to highlight the legal basis on which we can confiscate assets, property and so on. Unexplained wealth orders are one of several tools we can use that are covered in the Bill.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con)
A lot of houses are owned by criminal gangs for money laundering purposes, often in rural areas, and left empty. If people do not register, will the Bill allow us not only to impose a fine on them, but sell those properties so that they can go back to the community rather than be left there to rot?