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Criminal Finances Bill

Proceeding contribution from Rupa Huq (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. It occurred during Debate on bills on Criminal Finances Bill.

I am listening intently to what the Minister is saying, and I am reminded of an Evening Standard report—from earlier this year, I think—headed: “Home Office reveals new Criminal Finances Bill will target just 20 tycoons a year.” The report says that is based on the Home Office’s own impact assessment which

“predicts that the power will remain unused in its first year ‘as part of the learning curve’, and thereafter will be used in only 20 cases each year.”

That is because of resource implications, which is precisely the point raised by the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (Richard Arkless). Does the Minister have any comment to make on that?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
621 cc909-910 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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