Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill - Feb 20
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:29
Dame Margaret Hodge (Barking) (Lab):...Ironically, the British
Government have accepted that argument, because we are ourselves
publishing our national register of beneficial ownership. The
standard that we accept for ourselves should be the standard we
expect for our overseas territories. To pretend, as the Government
do, that the overseas territories are making good progress is
nonsense. It was 2013 when David Cameron first demanded public
registers; nearly five years later, we are still...Request free trial
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