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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I shall reserve almost all that I shall say about Clause 27 for the next debate—but it is good, if Clause 27 survives, that its language should be consistent with the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI thank the Minister for his answer and accept that position, but I think he would also agree that, in order to assess the viability of a particular business correctly, local…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI hope it is order for me to ask if the noble Lord agrees with me that the so-called bully-boy tenants that the Minister described are going about their bullying within the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 3, 5 and 7A in my name, and in support of the other amendments in the group, most of which I countersigned and one that I, mysteriously, did…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillIn the likely event that the Bill becomes law, might there be some way for the department to inform the credit rating agencies about this process? The last thing a business needs…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillWith apologies to the Minister, I forgot to complete what I was going to ask with respect to government Amendments 11 and 12. Would they in any way change the relationship with…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, fools rush in where angels fear to tread—I shall try to speak briefly. I welcome the fact that the Minister has been flexible and responded to points raised in the other…10 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the Minister for giving way. Perhaps that is why we asked him to stop—so that we could start again today. His answer to my noble friend Lord Purvis is intriguing. He seems…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am interested in this concept of a chilling effect. What evidence is there for that, and what consultation has there been? There may or may not be a chilling effect. It seems…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillCan I ask that in future, all impact assessments be given a time lapse, so we know how many weeks they last for, until such time as they cease to be? Seriously, if one year on the…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this is an interesting debate. I originally set out, as Committee stages are wont to do, to tease out some minor details and things from this legislation, but it is…09 Feb 2022HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, it came as no surprise that the Government used their majority to negate the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Browne. The noble Lord has, in his tenacious way, set out…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 71 in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for their support. I…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillLet me give a specific example. Herefordshire County Council decides, within the seven principles of the Bill, to subsidise the production of beef in Herefordshire, brands it…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, just as the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, suggested, I shall speak to Amendments 55, 57 and 59 in my name. We are back trying to break up the monolith again. In the Bill,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy father spent half his working life milking other people’s cows and the other half milking cows in a small, tenanted farm. Farming is a way of life across the United Kingdom.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, during the debate on the previous group, the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, asked, “How will they know?” This amendment seeks the answer to the question: how will they…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI have a brief question because £14.5 million is a curious number. There is no reason why it should be a round number in millions, but it is strange. Can the Minister explain the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I was not intending to speak to this set of amendments until I received the Minister’s letter—this time before the Committee started rather than during it, which is a…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI think we are comfortable starting again on Wednesday and giving this proper time.07 Feb 2022