Absolutely. The Minister always assures us that he will be on top of it, but he will not be there forever, much as he might like to be. We therefore have to embed these issues in legislation, otherwise we will never to the position where funding for the enforcement of economic crime will be a priority for a Government of any colour. That is why setting it here is really important. I have to say to the Minister that I just do not believe that the figures are not around. I think that by this stage in the cycle, he will have figures that demonstrate how much is required. If we have more duties, it may go up. That is not a bad thing, because if it goes up it means we will be more effective at policing the system, and therefore preventing and detecting.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
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