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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe hon. Lady makes some very fair points, but to be fair to the Government there are requirements under clause 37(6) for the business to keep records of the subsidies received…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillClause 37(6) states: “The enterprise must keep a written record detailing— (a) that it has received a subsidy, and (b) the date on which it was given, and (c) the gross value…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I was surprised to learn that child benefit ceases at the age of 16 for somebody starting an apprenticeship. That is clearly a disincentive for some parents to recommend that…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe Secretary of State is not necessarily an interested party, which is why he needs to be named in here; he might not be affected. The hon. Lady’s point about being directly or…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillDoes the hon. Lady not agree that the problem with amendment 16—the net zero amendment —is judging what is consistent with the net zero commitments? I have a Westminster Hall…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy hon. Friend makes a strong point about armchair auditors in particular. As soon as the US published all loans of $150,000 under the paycheck protection program—its version of…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI rise to speak briefly in support of the amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose). I will particularly address amendments 1 and 8,…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Antimicrobial ResistanceI beg to move, That this House has considered the health impacts of increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Sir…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityRegional mutual banks are a feature of all the other G7 economies, which have much lower levels of regional inequality. They are key to the provision of small and medium-sized…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Antimicrobial ResistanceI thank my hon. Friend the Minister. As I said earlier, she has always been a passionate champion of this subject, long before she was an excellent Health Minister. AMR is quite…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Antimicrobial ResistanceThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good speech, and he makes a good point about the pig sector. I am sure he will be aware that the reduction in antibiotic use in the pig sector…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I am supportive of the Bill and the widening of the jurisdiction of the legislation. As I said in an earlier intervention, my brief…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]Under the current legislation—the Charities Act 2011—urban regeneration is one of the areas that distributions are allowed to go into, but it is not clear whether they can go to,…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Economic CrimeThe Minister is making a good and important speech. His Department is looking at a review of whistleblowing regulations and legislation. We have heard evidence from across the…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Economic CrimeIt is a delight to work with the right hon. Lady on this particular issue. As part of the Law Commission consultation, there is talk that, instead of there being a criminal…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Economic CrimeIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate, and to follow the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge), who is such a champion in this area. I add my thanks to…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Economic CrimeThat is a really interesting quote. Who is in the “powerful advertising industry”? The only people I can see benefiting from scams posted in the paid-ads section of Google are…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for all her work on this, as a Back Bencher and as a Minister. As she will know from our many conversations, I am a fan of the German system, not least…01 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is making an important point. Would the code of conduct to which she refers—for those kinds of complex developments—include a cap on ground rents of, say,…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend raises a good point and has an advantage over me as I do not know in depth how that would happen in, for instance, Manhattan, but I think we should understand…29 Nov 2021