Extract from Urgent
Question (Commons) on Ukraine
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Affairs ():...On tackling illicit finance
and dirty money, this Government continue to step up our activity
both domestically and internationally to tackle illicit finance
entering our country. We cracked down on illicit finance through
the groundbreaking legislation introduced in 2017, the Criminal
Finances Act, and we published our economic crime plan in 2019.
However, we are going further in tackling dirty money.
The National Crime
Agency has increased the number of investigations
into corrupt elites. Let me be clear: serious criminals, corrupt
elites and individuals who seek to threaten the security of the
UK and its allies are not welcome here. I am afraid I cannot
comment on the SWIFT payment system, as I understand it is also a
US issue...
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Extract from remaining
stages (Commons) of the Nationality and Borders Bill
(Enfield, Southgate)
(Lab):...Smugglers and trafficking gangs are putting people’s
lives at risk, and they use social media to promote, encourage,
advertise and organise these dangerous crossings. Too often, when
the National Crime
Agency asks Facebook, TikTok and others to take
down dangerous material, they refuse. We have to strike at the
heart of this illegal and dangerous operation. That is why we
propose a new, additional criminal offence; it would not replace
existing offences. The new offence would make it clear beyond
doubt that such material is illegal and dangerous, that we will
prosecute those responsible for it, and that we expect social
media companies to take it down...
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