Debate on Thursday, 17 March 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Williams of Crosby. The answering member was Lord Sassoon.

Financial Crime: Legislation

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the United Kingdom's record on legislation regarding bribery, tax avoidance, corruption and money laundering. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 726 c358-93
Session: 2010-12
Department: Treasury
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Eatwell | 726 c363-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, ““Dictum meum pactum””—““My word is my bond””—has been the motto of the London Stock Excha...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 726 c361-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to be the first to congratulate my noble friend on her extremel...; Baroness Wheatcroft | 726 c366-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I know that I risk upsetting the sensibilities of some noble Lords when I say that I am gl...; Lord Blair of Boughton | 726 c367 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I spent much of the autumn teaching senior police officers in India. We explained the Brib...; Lord Blair of Boughton | 726 c367 (Link to this contribution) I apologise to the House. I misunderstood.; Lord McFall of Alcluith | 726 c367-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, on such a timely an...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 726 c369-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the issue that caused the most grief and anguish during the passage of the Bribery Act 201...; Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames | 726 c371-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in no year since the turn of the century have there been more than 25 successful prosecuti...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 726 c372 (Link to this contribution) I know that my noble friend has just six minutes, but it is a travesty of what my noble friend Lady ...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 726 c358 (Link to this contribution) To call attention to the United Kingdom’s record on legislation regarding bribery, tax avoidance, co...; Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 726 c390 (Link to this contribution) Is it fair or unfair of me to ask my noble friend what his answer is to the circumstance enunciated ...; Lord Sassoon | 726 c388-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had an excellent debate and I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I particularl...; Lord Sassoon | 726 c390-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a perfectly fair question, but I am not going to stand at the Dispatch Box—no Mini...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 726 c392-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all those who took part in the debate, which showed once again the extraordinary s...; Lord Haskel | 726 c374-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, is very fortunate indeed. Early on in my business career,...; Viscount Eccles | 726 c373-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think I must have led a very sheltered life. I knocked around the developing world for s...; Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 726 c386 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have sat through this debate and found it extremely interesting. I took part in the proc...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 726 c386-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a fascinating debate and a challenging one for the Minister to respond to, n...; Lord Parekh | 726 c382-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Crosby, on and thank her for securing ...; Lord Dykes | 726 c384-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much agree with the words of the noble Lord, Lord Parekh, particularly his regret a...; Lord Newby | 726 c379-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lady Williams for initiating this debate. In my brief remark...; Lord Palmer of Childs Hill | 726 c381-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance was once said to be the thickness of ...; Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 726 c376-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should start with a sort of disclaimer. This is, I think, my 53rd year full-time in the ...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 726 c377-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the subject of today’s debate is extremely topical, as was revealed by the rather unsatisf...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 726 c358-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it could well be argued that corruption is perhaps the major single threat to good governa...; Lord Goodhart | 726 c364-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we in the United Kingdom have been painfully slow in penalising businesses that bribe. The...; Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames | 726 c372-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is what was said, but the description of the transport tax being moneys paid to offic...
Subjects: Business Corruption Developing countries Finance Enforcement Money laundering Public service Staff Overseas trade Small businesses Tax avoidance Serious Fraud Office Tax evasion Tax havens Revenue and Customs OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Freezing of assets Bribery
Legislation: Bribery Act 2010
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Financial Crime: Legislation

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