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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Yes. Professor Fothergill: I see no reason that things should be reported. This is a personal view, not the view of the alliance, but I know that the local authorities that I work…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Rickard, Mr Pope said that he felt that the level for reporting should be lower than £500,000; it should be £175,000. You agreed, but you did not specify a level. What…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)I think it’s the EU level. Professor Rickard: Okay, thank you. I do not see why it could not be lower. I recognise that there is a concern that we are putting a burden on granting…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q How many, sorry? Alexander Rose: Two hundred and fifty seven out of 501. In order to bring a digital review challenge, you are probably going to have to spend between £25,000…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q In terms of the thresholds for reporting—I think it is £500,000 and the minimum financial assistance threshold is £315,000—are they the right level to achieve the transparency…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q If you have a monitoring requirement, you would think the obvious place for you to go to look at would be the database, yet we heard evidence earlier that fewer than half the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q On the minimal financial assistance, how are you going to monitor that? It is up to the company to record the assistance it receives. A company could receive assistance from…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q I realise that your primary focus is going to be very large schemes—not hundreds of thousands of pounds, but millions of pounds. Nevertheless, somebody has to monitor the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q It seems to me, looking at schedule 1, that you are able to design a scheme that the devolved Administration in Scotland deems appropriate. I think you said that you were…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q That was not the question that I was asking you. I was asking whether you agree that clause 70(7)(a) gives you the same powers as any other part of the United Kingdom to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q That is not the question I asked you. I asked whether under clause 70(7)(a) or (b) you have the same powers to challenge a scheme in any other part of the UK as any other part…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)It was my point, though. Thank you.26 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Member is making some very important points and this is a very important debate. He set out right at the start of his speech that he wants the UK to be the “best place to…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) makes a very good point, and I have a lot of time for him generally. My point is a general point, but there are specifics…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI certainly do not seek to do that. Proposed new section 187B(2) of the 1992 Act says: “The information to be disclosed is all information relating to the employer’s undertaking…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy principal concern is the amount of bureaucracy in and the interpretation of the Bill. I have many good lawyer friends—this usually has a “but” attached to it, doesn’t it?—but…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI defer to my hon. Friend, who knows far more about this issue than I ever would. The principle behind our discussion is making sure that, where the question is a business’s…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillIt is a pleasure to speak after the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain). [ Laughter. ] At least we have a Yorkshire heritage in common, which is always a pleasure. It is…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillMy hon. Friend may be able to enlighten us better than I can.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Lady makes a good point, but all these matters are covered under employment law. Whether on wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal—constructive dismissal—or redundancies,…22 Oct 2021