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HANSARDSubsidy 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 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, and admire him for his prescience in selecting such an appropriate subject for debate today. He must have had more advance notice…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI do not have a precise figure in front of me. It is a complicated issue because it depends on exactly where the costs fall but if the figures are available, I will write to the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingIreland does not generate its own gas—it gets it from us.03 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI agree. Personally, I am fully in favour of cultural institutions transferring out of London. I will address the relocation point in my later remarks. This grouping spans several…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillUltimately, the purpose is to provide transparency so that, after the fact, the public and Parliament are informed on the subsidy that has been given. However, we maintain that it…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI understand the noble Lord’s point, but I go back to the fact that this prohibition exists for a good reason. I accept his point about additional data points that could be…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillWe are not necessarily against adding new data points, but it depends what they are. Of course, as I mentioned earlier, all subsidies will need to benefit the British public and…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am listening.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillYes, that is the subsection which provides the ability to publicise that fact—it is in subsection (6).02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThat is not the example the noble Lord quoted. My understanding is that, if they are just increasing the attractiveness of an area and there is no direct financial payment to the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt does not matter, because anywhere within the United Kingdom is the area covered by this Bill.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillYes, if they are an inward investor coming into the country and they do not already have an operation in another part of the country.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI do not want noble Lords getting mixed up. I was referring to the fact that schemes can be designed for the whole of the United Kingdom. The purpose of this clause is to prohibit…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, for tabling the lead amendment in this group, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, who ably introduced it. It was great to be…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this group of amendments contains a number of amendments tabled in relation to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee’s report on the Bill, which I…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillWe think that subsection (7) is important for financial stability and legal certainty but, as I have said on the other amendments in this group, I am happy to take this away and…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are technical amendments that would update the Bill to permit regulations made on gross cash equivalent to apply to all parts of the Bill to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt is very unfair of the noble Lord, Lord Fox, to suggest that I would not engage with his amendment. In this debate, I particularly enjoyed the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, using…02 Feb 2022