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1027672

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that the UK has adequate corporate criminal liability for economic crime.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	203212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Call for Evidence on Corporate Criminal Liability for Economic Crime contained a number of different options for reform, including a proposal to extend the failure to prevent offence to wider economic crimes other than bribery or tax evasion. The Government’s response is expected to be issued in 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/01/2019 09:00:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1359528

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	International Corruption Unit: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases referred by the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit the Crown Prosecution Service has reached charging decisions on for each year in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	56493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to tackling economic crime, including where these crimes span multiple jurisdictions. The CPS works closely with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and other investigative agencies; this includes providing early investigative advice on cases, obtaining evidence from overseas using mutual legal assistance and proving support through its network of prosecutors deployed overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not breakdown referrals by individual departments within the NCA. The following data is available which shows the number of cases received by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division from the National Crime Agency for pre-charge decisions.</p><p><strong>Pre-charge decision receipts</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td>2016-2017</td><td>2017-2018</td><td>2018-2019</td><td>2019-2020</td><td>2020-2021</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>26</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>42</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following shows number of cases where charging decisions have been reached.</p><p><strong>Pre-charge decision finalisations</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td>2016-2017</td><td>2017-2018</td><td>2018-2019</td><td>2019-2020</td><td>2020-2021</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>26</td><td>42</td><td>34</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 56741 question first answered 25/10/2021 08:18:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1360464

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	International Corruption Unit: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals the Crown Prosecution Service has received from the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit for charging decisions for each year in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	56741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to tackling economic crime, including where these crimes span multiple jurisdictions. The CPS works closely with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and other investigative agencies; this includes providing early investigative advice on cases, obtaining evidence from overseas using mutual legal assistance and proving support through its network of prosecutors deployed overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not breakdown referrals by individual departments within the NCA. The following data is available which shows the number of cases received by the CPS Specialist Fraud Division from the National Crime Agency for pre-charge decisions.</p><p><strong>Pre-charge decision receipts</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td>2016-2017</td><td>2017-2018</td><td>2018-2019</td><td>2019-2020</td><td>2020-2021</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>26</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>42</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following shows number of cases where charging decisions have been reached.</p><p><strong>Pre-charge decision finalisations</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td>2016-2017</td><td>2017-2018</td><td>2018-2019</td><td>2019-2020</td><td>2020-2021</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>26</td><td>42</td><td>34</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 56493 question first answered 25/10/2021 08:18:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1434849

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Economic Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for criminal financial sanctions breaches the Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	128152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The CPS does not record or hold the requested data centrally on prosecutions for criminal financial sanctions breaches. The information could only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 01/03/2022 16:00:25 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1610461

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Employment: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the review of the whistleblowing framework announced by her Department on 27 March 2023, whether that review will consider the potential merits of establishing an independent Office of the Whistleblower.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	180594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The review will consider evidence related to the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in meeting its intended objectives: to enable workers to come forward to speak up about wrongdoing, and to protect those who do so against detriment and dismissal.</p><p>The full Terms of Reference for the review are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework-terms-of-reference.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/04/2023 11:20:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1643632

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Investment to the debate on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill in the House of Lords on 27 March 2023, Official Report, column 1GC, whether she plans to publish a consultation on expanding shareholder information in the Companies House register.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	188814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill includes measures to reform the role of Companies House and improve transparency over UK companies. This includes a package of measures to strengthen shareholder information requirements whilst ensuring the appropriate balance is struck to avoid imposing disproportionate burdens on business. The Government is mindful of stakeholder concerns expressed in response to the Government’s 2019 consultation. This is why the Government would first consult stakeholders about what, if any, additional information it would be proportionate to require.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/06/2023 16:53:20 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1670639

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Limited Liability: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she he will take steps to expand the person of significant control regime to English and Welsh Limited Partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	2244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to expand the People with Significant Control framework to English and Welsh limited partnerships, which do not have a separate legal personality distinct from their partners.</p><p>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 makes the largest reforms to the law governing limited partnerships since 1907. Under these reforms, all general partners will have to verify their identities, and much more information will be required on the partners of all limited partnerships, leading to greater transparency. Companies House will also have greater powers to challenge, reject, share and remove suspicious information relating to limited partnerships.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/11/2023 12:50:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1670641

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she plans to take to achieve transparency over the ultimate ownership of UK land held by overseas entities where the legal owner and the beneficial owner of land are different.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	2246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>HM Land Registry holds publicly accessible records of the registered proprietors of land and buildings in England and Wales. If the registered proprietor is an overseas entity, information about the company and its beneficial owners is already publicly available on the Register of Overseas Entities, held by Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 will also require Overseas Entities acting as nominees to disclose their information to Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to launch a consultation on how to make trust information held on the Register of Overseas Entities more transparent.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/11/2023 14:21:04 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1670642

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, both what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to recover property titles on the Register of Overseas Entities owned by overseas entities which have been dissolved or struck off without there first being an onward sale.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	2247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The handling of overseas entities assets upon dissolution is based on the company's information and the location of the asset. If the asset is located in England or Wales, the Treasury Solicitor manages the assets. In Scotland, it's the King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer. In Northern Ireland, the Crown Solicitor's Office. Assets located in the Duchies of Cornwall or Lancaster are dealt with by their solicitors.</p><p>My Department is responsible for compliance with the transparency obligations imposed on overseas entities owning UK property under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/11/2023 12:55:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1671313

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Companies: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to enforce the provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 relating to limited partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	2442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The reforms to limited partnerships in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 require new secondary legislation, guidance and system development before they can be implemented.</p><p>The government remains committed to implementing, and enforcing, the reforms as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/11/2023 17:49:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge