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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

"What has been so remarkable about the words that have been spoken about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth since her death is just how many people’s lives she touched. It was not simply the length of her reign or her complete commitment to duty, but her character and the way in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jul 2022
Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

"The right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) is right that these confidence motions can descend into pointless political attacks, but the reality is that this Government and this Prime Minister, and what they have done, make us oppose today’s motion, which is fundamental for anybody who wants to …..."
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Written Question
Anti-corruption Champion
Monday 20th June 2022

Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister intends to appoint a new anti-corruption champion.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Government is committed to driving progress on our anti-corruption strategy, as well as stepping up efforts to tackle corruption both domestically and overseas. My Rt Hon Friend, the Member for East Hampshire is the lead Minister on tackling fraud, corruption and illicit finance.

Details of any future appointments will be set out in the usual way.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Easter Recess: Government Update

"I see that the Prime Minister is anxious to move on to other issues, but the question is: can he do that? Let me take one example. Can he explain to me, the House and the country how he can credibly justify calling for the resignation of the boss of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"I want to return to another point and perhaps help the Minister a little bit, because we want to get at the companies, but we also want to get at the individuals—we need to get at both. We have been lax, and I hope he will accept that across this …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"I am very much enjoying the right hon. Gentleman’s contribution, and I thank him for what he said. Does he agree that, until we target the enablers—the accountants, lawyers and banks—supporting individuals or companies in laundering dirty money, we will not hit the heart of the dirty money industry that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"I am delighted by the tone of the debate, because on the Back Benches there is complete agreement. I hope the Minister will leave the debate emboldened by some of the ideas we put to him, so he can take them and translate them into action. I very much support …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"That is indeed the case. It has been suggested that we could use parliamentary privilege to sanction those individuals through the House, or there is my suggestion that we use the powers under the unexplained wealth orders whereby the assets are removed and it is then up to the individual …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why the Government should readily undertake that action, and I would add to that list that places in English public schools can be identified and halted very quickly.

I have been handed a list today of 105 oligarchs. I think that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2022
Sanctions

"I will not read the list of more than 100 names, but I have picked out 10 that demonstrate not only the importance of tackling individuals, but their links to the UK. So we are complicit in this and we are facilitating it by not tackling this.

Alexander Abramov—my apologies …..."
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