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HANSARDSubsidy 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 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 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 BillThat issue is not covered by these amendments, but I will come back to the noble Baroness in writing.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am happy to see that the Liberal Democrats believe in consistency and to work with the opposition parties when amendments are required, as appropriate.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill02 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 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 BillIt does not matter, because anywhere within the United Kingdom is the area covered by this Bill.02 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 for the CMA to provide guidance on those matters but for the authorities themselves to determine whether the subsidy in question is justified. Then, but only if it is…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIndeed—[ Interruption .] I will let the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, come in as well.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI have not satisfied them all yet.31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillWe will continue to have these debates: I just point the noble Baroness to the fact that we are spending £3.4 billion over the next few years on precisely the schemes that she…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillIndeed, the register of overseas entities Bill is currently tied up in the economic crime Bill, which we hope to make progress on as quickly as possible. However, I do not want to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillI cannot give the noble Lord a commitment about when a Bill might arrive. I also cannot give a commitment about what might be in it when it does arrive.31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillThere are indeed a number of positive elements to legislating on this issue. One of them is the issue highlighted by the noble Lord. However, we are again dealing with…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillAll departments are working together to try to combat this menace, and there are a number of different elements to that. Obviously, BEIS’s responsibilities, in terms of Companies…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillApologies; I thought that the noble Lord, Lord McNicol, was going to speak there. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Ravensdale and Lord McNicol, the noble Baronesses, Lady Blake and…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillWell, the issue is being treated with urgency. The Treasury is undertaking a number of different anti-money laundering pieces of work. We have already commenced the reforms…31 Jan 2022