Jonathan Djanogly proposes an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill aimed at preventing proceeds of economic crime entering the UK economy including proceeds from acts committed overseas and calls on the Government to look at whether frozen assets could be seized and the proceeds used for Ukraine reparations.
Jonathan Djanogly welcomes the Bill, much of which updates the Companies Act 2006 to recognise technological changes in business practice and increase protection against fraud, and highlights the need to provide adequate resources for the culture change needed at Companies House.
Speaking in a number of interventions in a Parliamentary debate on changes to flightpaths into Luton airport, Jonathan Djanogly raises concerns that ambient noise levels considered to be acceptable are based on levels in urban areas and consequently are inherently prejudicial to rural people and communities and called for this to be changed.
Jonathan Djanogly speaks in a debate on the Foreign Affairs Committee Report on illicit finance and the war in Ukraine, and raises Ukrainian calls to turn the existing freezing sanctions into confiscation sanctions and use the money raised for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Jonathan Djanogly speaks in a debate on Ukraine raising concerns that use of the term “Putin’s war” appears to blame the war on one man and absolve the large number of Russian soldiers who are committing heinous crimes in Ukraine. He also calls on the Government to work with our allies to examine how frozen assets can be legally seized to fund Ukraine’s recovery.
Jonathan Djanogly intervenes in a debate on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill to seek assurances for those working in new technologies such as the cultured meat industry who are concerned about the impact of the Bill on their research and trade.
Jonathan Djanogly welcomes the Government response to the Iranian authorities actions against protests regarding the death of Mahsa Amini, and calls on the Government to work with other countries to encourage them to follow suit.
Jonathan Djanogly recounts his experiences in Kyiv and the huge challenges facing Ukraine in the coming months. He calls on the UK to redouble our efforts to help ensure a speedy victory for Ukraine as soon as possible and enable its restoration as a modern democratic country.