To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring (a) charities and (b) trade unions to register on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring (a) charities and (b) trade unions to register on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions between 2020 and 2025 did the Charity Commission withdraw charitable status from previoulsy registered charities, following investigations into those same groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions between 2020 and 2025 did the Charity Commission withdraw charitable status from previoulsy registered charities, following investigations into those same groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average waiting time was for an application to register a new charity or convert an existing non-profit organisation into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the last 12 months; and what assessment her Department has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average waiting time was for an application to register a new charity or convert an existing non-profit organisation into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the last 12 months; and what assessment her Department has made of the...

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....

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his expansive introduction to this SI. I wish to express concern about two elements of it: the change in the transactions and the change in the rules on trusts.

This all comes at a moment when the OECD and the Financial Action Task Force...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his expansive introduction to this SI. I wish to express concern about two elements of it: the change in the transactions and the change in the rules on trusts.

This all comes at a moment when the OECD and the Financial Action Task Force...

My Lords, these regulations introduce a number of changes following the Government’s 2022 review and the 2024 consultation. I thank the Minister for his clear introduction and for emphasising the important principle of getting things right first time, which partly explains why these reforms have taken time to come in....

My Lords, these regulations introduce a number of changes following the Government’s 2022 review and the 2024 consultation. I thank the Minister for his clear introduction and for emphasising the important principle of getting things right first time, which partly explains why these reforms have taken time to come in....

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their questions. They were many in number so we will scour Hansard and, if there are any that I do not answer, we will of course respond with letters.

I turn first to the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett; I...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses for their questions. They were many in number so we will scour Hansard and, if there are any that I do not answer, we will of course respond with letters.

I turn first to the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett; I...

I have just been musing on something that the noble Lord said that I think I wrote down correctly: namely, that stamp duty reserve tax liability does not indicate a significant link to the UK. We need to consider that statement in the context of how much UK infrastructure and...

I have just been musing on something that the noble Lord said that I think I wrote down correctly: namely, that stamp duty reserve tax liability does not indicate a significant link to the UK. We need to consider that statement in the context of how much UK infrastructure and...

First, this is not a weakening of the regulation but a balanced approach that we take in this whole area. I will set out the arguments in greater form for the noble Baroness and write to her with the specifics.

First, this is not a weakening of the regulation but a balanced approach that we take in this whole area. I will set out the arguments in greater form for the noble Baroness and write to her with the specifics.

I come back to the issue of debanking. The Minister said some very useful things. This is debanking. We talked about defence companies and I look forward to hearing the results of that active engagement. I have talked in the APPG to individual defence companies that have had difficulties in...

I come back to the issue of debanking. The Minister said some very useful things. This is debanking. We talked about defence companies and I look forward to hearing the results of that active engagement. I have talked in the APPG to individual defence companies that have had difficulties in...

In response to the noble Baroness, there is the 90 days’ notice and the access to basic bank accounts, et cetera. There is ongoing work in this area. I can write to her and let her know exactly where we are up to in all of this, so she will...

In response to the noble Baroness, there is the 90 days’ notice and the access to basic bank accounts, et cetera. There is ongoing work in this area. I can write to her and let her know exactly where we are up to in all of this, so she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure UK-registered charities can continue operating in Palestine under Palestinian Authority registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure UK-registered charities can continue operating in Palestine under Palestinian Authority registration.

This paper provides an introduction to charity law in England in and Wales. It explains what a charity is, the role of the Charity Commission, and recent changes under the Charities Act 2022.

This paper provides an introduction to charity law in England in and Wales. It explains what a charity is, the role of the Charity Commission, and recent changes under the Charities Act 2022.

The government is committed to engaging with interested groups when developing and legislating tax policy, and we are today publishing draft legislation ahead of potential inclusion in the next Finance Bill.

This will allow for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation and provides taxpayers with greater predictability...

The government is committed to engaging with interested groups when developing and legislating tax policy, and we are today publishing draft legislation ahead of potential inclusion in the next Finance Bill.

This will allow for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation and provides taxpayers with greater predictability...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The government is committed to engaging with interested groups when developing and legislating tax policy, and we are today publishing draft legislation ahead of potential inclusion in the next Finance Bill.

This will...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The government is committed to engaging with interested groups when developing and legislating tax policy, and we are today publishing draft legislation ahead of potential inclusion in the next Finance Bill.

This will...

New clauses considered. New clause 10 (New car parks to include solar panels) discussed with New clause 31 (Incentives for installing solar panels). New clause 10 negatived on division (3 to 9). New clause 12 (Right to appeal against approved applications) discussed with New clause 13 (Dismissal of appeal or referral). New clause 12 withdrawn. New clause 16 (Refusal of planning permission for countryside development close to large electricity pylons) discussed with New clause 29 (Inclusion of wildbelt in planning considerations). New clause 16 withdrawn. New clause 29 negatived on division (3 to 9). New Clause 20 (Swift bricks and boxes) discussed with New clause 22 (Building regulations: biodiversity), New clause 23 (Biodiversity gain in nationally significant infrastructure projects) and New clause 27 (Environmental infrastructure in new developments). New clause 20 negatived on division (3 to 9). New Clause 21 (Support for small businesses and charities affected by roadworks) negatived on division (3 to 9). New clauses 30 (Review of capacity of local planning authorities) and New clause 32 (Register of planning applications from politcal donors) withdrawn. New clause 35 (Prohibition of development on functional floodplains) discussed with New clause 85 (Regard to flood risk guidance when considering development on flood plains) and New clause 86 (Requirement for installation of flood resilience measures). New clause 35 withdrawn. New clause 36 (Internal drainage boards to be statutory consultees) discussed with New clause 62 (Water companies to be statutory consultees for planning applications), New clause 63 (Association of British Insurers to be a statutory consultee), New clause 64 (National Landscape Partnerships to be statutory consultees for planning applications), New clause 87 (Fire authorities to be statutory consultees for applications relating to Battery Energy Storage Solutions), New clause 90 (Gardens Trust to be statutory consultees for planning applications), New clause 97 (Removal of statutory consultees) and New clause 100 (Pre-application consultation of emergency services). New clause 36 withdrawn. New Clause 47 (Prohibition of solar development on higher quality agricultural land) negatived on division (4 to 10). New Clause 51 (Fees for applications for planning permission by householders) negatived on division (4 to 10). New clause 58 (Local planning authority duty: Environment Act 2021) withdrawn. New Clause 75 (Requirement for 20% of housing to be on small sites) negatived on division (2 to 10).

New clauses considered. New clause 10 (New car parks to include solar panels) discussed with New clause 31 (Incentives for installing solar panels). New clause 10 negatived on division (3 to 9). New clause 12 (Right to appeal against approved applications) discussed with New clause 13 (Dismissal of appeal or...