Extract from committee stage (Commons) (day 1) of the Finance (No.2) Bill - Apr 19
Tuesday, 20 April 2021 07:57
Ruth Edwards (Rushcliffe) (Con) [V]:...Hearing contributions from
the Labour party in recent weeks, and from the shadow Minister just
now, we would be forgiven for thinking that, with the arrival of a
freeport, Rushcliffe will become some sort of wild west, with
disputes over stolen art, organised crime activity and tax
avoidance settled with a shoot-out in the drinking establishments
of Ratcliffe-on-Soar. Quite a picture, but one that ignores the
extensive steps the Government have taken to...Request free trial
(Rushcliffe) (Con) [V]:...Hearing contributions from
the Labour party in recent weeks, and from the shadow Minister just
now, we would be forgiven for thinking that, with the arrival of a
freeport, Rushcliffe will become some sort of wild west, with
disputes over stolen art, organised crime activity and tax
avoidance settled with a shoot-out in the drinking establishments
of Ratcliffe-on-Soar. Quite a picture, but one that ignores the
extensive steps the Government have taken to prevent illicit
activity, such as background checks for businesses that want to
locate in a freeport, including their beneficial owners, and a
register of businesses operating in each freeport site, to which
HMRC, the National Crime Agency and Border Force
will all have access. Successful freeport bids also had to
demonstrate their approach to inventory systems, physical security,
personnel security, cyber-threats and international
regulations...
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