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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI take the noble Baroness’s point on that. I would like to discuss it with the team when I have had a chance to look into it more thoroughly. As I have just set out, under the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for tabling Amendments 21, 24 and 68. Perhaps it would be helpful if I started by explaining the status of subsidy schemes in the Bill and…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillEvery grant made over £500,000 will be visible. Noble Lords may be arguing that that bar is too high, but maybe we will come to that at a later stage.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt might indeed be an initial response, because the noble Lord has the advantage of me: I was not aware of the announcement made this afternoon by Northern Ireland’s Agriculture…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, again, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wigley, for tabling his amendments, and to all noble Lords for participating in the debate. Clause 2, as the noble Lord,…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Wigley and Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, for tabling Amendments 1, 13, 16, 17 and 20, and all other noble Lords who participated in this debate. I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI think I said that an equity investment is still considered a direct transfer of funds from one entity to another. The whole point of not putting in an exhaustive list is to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDMicrochipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 January .27 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Callanan, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.27 Jan 2022HANSARDMicrochipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Benyon, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper.27 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThat it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Subsidy Control Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 9, Schedules…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFarming Industry: SupportMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, on securing this important and timely debate, and welcome the opportunity to respond on our plans to support the British…11 Jan 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI thank the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, and the noble Viscount, Lord Hanworth, for tabling Amendments 12 to 14, and those who contributed to the debate. We…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI want to start by addressing the comments on the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s report on this Bill. As noble Lords will know, the Government made significant…14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, perhaps I could come back on the specific point he made about the Public Bodies Act. This Act was developed in the context of widespread public…14 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerMy Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for securing this incredibly important and timely debate, and for his thoughtful and thought-provoking speech drawing on his wealth…09 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerI apologise for not having answered that point. I was coming on to say that I would write to the noble Lord on that specific issue because I do not have enough details to hand to…09 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerIt is a point well made and I take it seriously, but I think we will get much more information coming out much more regularly than just an annual report of progress as we move…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDowning Street Christmas PartiesI am sorry, but the noble Baroness cannot speak from that Bench. If she would like to move to the Bench behind, she may speak from there.09 Dec 2021HANSARDEnergy: Civil Nuclear PowerI cannot answer specifically on what discussions we have had. As the noble Lord will know, we welcome any investment by foreign investors, but the final decision about the future…09 Dec 2021