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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

First, I thought that when I said, “Essentially, yes,” it was a clear, two-word answer to a simple question. I will cover my right hon. Friend’s amendments in my closing remarks, but I wanted to speak to the Government amendments at this point. However, his new clause 29 would give a huge amount of powers not just to the Foreign Secretary in relation to Putin’s regime, but to future Foreign Secretaries. We need to tread carefully and look at that carefully before the House acts in that way.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
710 c98 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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