Duncan Hames: Helena is the expert on this particular subject.
Helena Wood: This is a welcome step forward. Others are going much further. The legislation that has been put forward in Singapore and Holland basically removes any barrier to information sharing …..." James Daly - View Speech
"Q I want to pick up on the question about Companies House. On Tuesday, Companies House described themselves as a passive organisation at this moment in time; potentially, they are now turning into—I do not know if this the correct word—an investigative or certainly proactive organisation. All that we …..." James Daly - View Speech
"Q The reason I ask is that the example was given on Tuesday of a chip shop in Barnsley—great town that it is—has 50 legal entities registered to it. There are thousands of examples all over the country. It would take one investigator months to investigate the information for …..." James Daly - View Speech
"Q Thank you, Graham. I think you have answered this question, but, in layman’s terms, if Fred Bloggs from Bury—my constituency—who has led a blameless life and is 95 years of age, finds that his name is down as a director of, or linked to, any company or legal …..." James Daly - View Speech
"Q Forgive me for interrupting, Graham—it is just because of time. When we look at red flags in various ways, we obviously talk about identification, but if the information produced is “Fred Bloggs of this address”, where would the red flag come?
"Q Under the Bill exemptions from the main money-laundering offences would apply in two sets of circumstances. One is when a regulated business ends a business relationship with a client or customer and hands over property worth less than £1,000 for that purpose. The second is where a regulated …..." James Daly - View Speech
"Q Time might mean that you will be not be able to answer this question as fully as you might wish. However, on where we are now, and where the Bill will take us, the general view that we have heard from witnesses is that it is good—maybe as …..." James Daly - View Speech
"On a point of order, Ms Bardell. As a result of Mr Tugendhat’s question, I had better declare an interest: I am a practising solicitor...." James Daly - View Speech