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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI think the noble Lord is getting confused between the subsidy advice unit and the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Exactly the same right exists for devolved Administrations, the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt is because the responsibilities are different. They might all rest within different parts of the CMA, but the responsibilities under the internal market Act are different to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillWe are not denying the right to request, which is why we are currently in discussions with the devolved Administrations to try to codify the system, but we have to accept the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI understand the point that my noble friend is making. As I mentioned in my reply to the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, the limitation period is the subject of separate amendments, so…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe figure I used was 74%, not 76%. I do not have that information, but I can certainly get it for the noble Lord—I will supply it in writing.07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillAs I said, none of the provisions in this Bill change any of the requirements on local authorities, but the transparency requirements are different in each case depending on what…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, and my noble friend Lord Lamont for these amendments, which seek to reduce the time available to public authorities to upload their subsidies…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIf I may interrupt the noble Baroness, I am trying to save my letter writing to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, who was concerned that my workload would be unduly increased: for his…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIndeed. The noble Lord, Lord Fox is clearly not tired of receiving letters from me, so I will happily copy him into the letter that I send to the noble Lord, Lord McNicol. I will…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillNothing in this Bill affects the existing duties of local authorities and others to publish any financial information that they already do. This Bill concerns the information that…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThat returns to the point that I made earlier. The commitment given by Minister Scully in the other place is that we will review the costs; I committed to return to the Committee…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI will come back to the noble Lord in writing. It is a complicated area to clarify the exact legal position on that. Sorry, can my noble friend Lady Altmann remind me of her…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillJust to clarify the points from the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, yes, it would need to meet the scheme requirements if it was given under a scheme. If the subsidy is not minimal…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy understanding is that, yes, that is the case. If that is not correct I will certainly clarify that to the noble Lord, but my understanding is that that would be the case.07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillYes, of course. All subsidies need to meet the principles—this discussion is about what parts of those are published. If a subsidy is awarded under the scheme, then the scheme…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am grateful to noble Lords. I know that time is getting on; hopefully I will have a chance to get through my remarks in the time we have available. This is an important debate…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for his amendment, which was moved so ably by the noble Baroness, Lady Blake. I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, received…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe position in the clause is fairly transparent; they will be able to ask for information on the scheme and the authority would have a duty to provide it. That is separate from…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillDo we have time to finish?07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillSo shall we finish at this point and start again on Wednesday. Is my noble friend Lord Lamont available for the next Committee session on Wednesday afternoon? We are talking about…07 Feb 2022