The right hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. I agree that the creation of the scheme was under the new Labour Administration, but the point I made in my speech was that a number of those golden visas were given after the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014. He is right that successive Governments are guilty of naivety and complacency, but there is a point in 2014 when we really needed a different approach.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Kinnock
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
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