To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered in England and Wales have declared a trustee of a (a) trust and (b) legal arrangement as a person with significant control.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered in England and Wales have declared a trustee of a (a) trust and (b) legal arrangement as a person with significant control.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, these regulations will make targeted and technical amendments to strengthen the operation and transparency of the register of overseas entities, which I will refer to as the ROE. They will also correct a technical issue relating to limited liability partnerships, which I will refer to as LLPs.

The Government...

My Lords, these regulations will make targeted and technical amendments to strengthen the operation and transparency of the register of overseas entities, which I will refer to as the ROE. They will also correct a technical issue relating to limited liability partnerships, which I will refer to as LLPs.

The Government...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak to these regulations, which form part of the ongoing work to strengthen and refine the register of overseas entities, a register introduced by the Conservative Government to bring greater transparency

to overseas ownership of UK land and to protect our economy from...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak to these regulations, which form part of the ongoing work to strengthen and refine the register of overseas entities, a register introduced by the Conservative Government to bring greater transparency

to overseas ownership of UK land and to protect our economy from...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, for the first time, I think. I welcome him to the wonderful world of economic crime. We are history-makers today, in that this is the first 11 am Tuesday session. It is a welcome change to the...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, for the first time, I think. I welcome him to the wonderful world of economic crime. We are history-makers today, in that this is the first 11 am Tuesday session. It is a welcome change to the...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, to his new role and congratulate him on it, and I thank both noble Lords for the points raised during this very short debate. I start by saying that the UK’s approach to the ROE is way ahead of international standards...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Ashcombe, to his new role and congratulate him on it, and I thank both noble Lords for the points raised during this very short debate. I start by saying that the UK’s approach to the ROE is way ahead of international standards...

Letter dated 02/06/2026 from Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle regarding the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 debate: further information on changes to the Trust Registration Service made through the regulations. 3p.

Letter dated 02/06/2026 from Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle regarding the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 debate: further information on changes to the Trust Registration Service made through the regulations. 3p.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

I beg to move that the Committee considers this package of changes to the money laundering regulations. They are aimed at improving the effectiveness of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime.

The money laundering regulations sit at the heart of the UK’s preventive, risk-based approach to tackling illicit finance....

I beg to move that the Committee considers this package of changes to the money laundering regulations. They are aimed at improving the effectiveness of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime.

The money laundering regulations sit at the heart of the UK’s preventive, risk-based approach to tackling illicit finance....