Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support the amendment. It is useful to have more precise definitions within the Bill,...

My Lords, I note the nature of the amendment and the final provisions in the Bill in Clause 51(3)...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for tabling this amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Northover, ...

As a matter of information, it is our amendment.

I am fully cognisant of that. I meant no discourtesy to noble Lords on the Opposition Front Bench...

I thank the Minister for that answer. We will consider, read carefully what he said and, perhaps,...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

54: Clause 19, page 16, line 15, after “decide” insert “as soon...

My Lords, this amendment is in my name and those of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and t...

This seems an eminently reasonable amendment. It almost seems unambitious in its scope—it invites...

As the noble Lord said, I have added my name to this amendment, and I have done so for a very goo...

Without this amendment, we are leaving a recipe for lethargy, which is inappropriate. We need it ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, for t...

I am grateful to the Minister. I look forward to hearing from him before Report that the Governme...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

56: Clause 20, page 16, line 43, leave out “3 years” and insert...

Again, this amendment is in my name and the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and ...

The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, was eagle-eyed as ever, and this issue came up at Second Reading. H...

I am sorry to interrupt, but that is the specific subject of Amendment 62, to which we are coming...

I did not spot that point. In that case, I will wait until we get to it. I hope that the Bill tea...

My Lords, I had thought of saying something but while the Minister, unlike Richard III, is in the...

My Lords, we have heard, and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has repeated the gravity of the conseq...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for tabling this amendment. The noble and learned Lord, Lord Jud...

In the Explanatory Notes accompanying the Bill, it is mentioned that sanctions apply to about 2,0...

I am not quite sure what the noble Baroness’s question is.

The Minister was saying that this was very onerous. I am aware that there is discussion elsewhere...

I think I understand the noble Baroness’s question, but, notwithstanding the issue of numbers alo...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. It is disappointing. I am not persuaded. As the ...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

58: Clause 26, page 19, line 10, at end insert—

My Lords, when we had discussions with the Minister prior to Second Reading and just after, the r...

My Lords, these amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Collins, helpfully make much clear...

My Lords, they say that generosity defines the spirit of a person, so perhaps I can be slightly m...

I thank the Minister. I am going to take that as his continued giving mood and I certainly would ...

Moved by

Lord Pannick

62: Clause 32, page 23, line 16, at end insert—

“( ) For ...

This amendment is in my name and the names of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, and the nob...

My Lords, Amendment 62 is partly in the name of my noble friend Lord McNally. I knew he would not...

My Lords, if I heard the Minister correctly, he compared the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, to Oliver ...

My Lords, I support the amendment. I recognise that it is not an entirely simple point; it is not...

My Lords, my name is attached to the amendment. I shall not repeat what the noble Lord, Lord Pann...

My Lords, I had not realised that there would be quite such a debate on the application of the ru...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for tabling the amendment and all noble Lords for their contribu...

I am grateful to the Minister. I have listened carefully, but I am not persuaded. The Minister is...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

63: Clause 35, page 26, line 16, at end insert “but...

My Lords, this group of amendments is focused on a subject matter that we repeatedly return to: n...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, mentioned Amendment 72, which is in my name and his, and ...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, is once again trying to help the Government, and I apprec...

I will not add very much, but I am beginning to think that there is a computer in every departmen...

The noble and learned Lord made me imagine Henry VIII’s boots for a moment.

As regards thin...

I thank the Minister for his detailed explanation. Does the Henry VIII power in Clause 44(2) allo...

My understanding is that the regulations would apply only to the sanctions themselves, but I shal...

Will the Minister write to me, so that we know the Government’s position before Report?

Perhaps I was not clear: that was exactly my intention. I do not want to say something from the D...

I am a little intrepid in saying this as I am not a lawyer or a constitutional expert but this se...

Whether I am well informed or not, can the Minister confirm that in his response on Amendment 72 ...

To pick up on that final point, of course we will. I confirm that I used “necessary”. As regards ...

I agree with many noble Lords who have decided to come back to the Minister before he sat down. H...

My Lords, I was rather intrigued by the Minister’s definition of sanctions as being something lit...

It is certainly not a gentle nudge. What I was alluding to is that the ultimate purpose behind sa...

I am glad to have that further clarification. My eyebrows rather rose at that and I was wondering...

My Lords, it is important to recognise that the imposition of sanctions is not just a punishment ...

Moved by

Lord Collins of Highbury

66: Clause 38, page 27, line 4, at end insert—

My Lords, with this amendment I return to the principle of “tools for the job” and how we enable ...

My Lords, once again the noble Lord, Lord Collins, seeks to assist the Government by ensuring tha...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Collins, for tabling this amendment. I agree that sanction...

I am not sure whether that is a cup half-full or half-empty sort of response. However, I shall ta...

My Lords, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, and the nob...

My Lords, just as my noble friend Lord McNally and I opposed Clause 35 standing part of the Bill,...

The width of this power seems extraordinary and constitutionally offensive. As I understand the d...

The noble and learned Lord puts a rather sinister construction on this clause. I do not want to a...

I intervene only to say this: I did not suggest that the motive of the Government was to do this....

My Lords, I do not want to take anything away from the force of the points just made by the vario...

My Lords, I think this is one area where the Minister will have to be in his giving mood, because...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions on this clause. I am hearing the messag...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister but if the new type of sanction is to be imposed because the...

I think I mentioned Clause 7 in the preamble, but the noble Lord is correct. I was going on to sa...

My Lords, in asking that Clause 40 should not stand part of the Bill, we seek the clarification t...

My Lords, perhaps I might intervene in this debate and save the Committee some time. First, they ...

I am grateful to the Minister for that helpful and detailed explanation. As I understand him, he ...

The noble and learned Lord makes an important point about ensuring appropriate time before Report...

I am not asking for a specific date, but will it be by the end of the week, or the end of next we...

As I said, there are already, as the noble and learned Lord will acknowledge, various issues. We ...

I, too, welcome the noble Lord’s statement that Report will not be until mid-January.

I think that I am being corrected by my rather forceful Whip on my left. I am sure that this matt...

My Lords, I very much welcome the support and contribution of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Fa...

My Lords, as the passage of business has travelled fairly quickly, I think it only fair to speake...