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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillSo, just to be absolutely clear, if a subsidy is awarded that is less than £315,000 as an individual subsidy, it says in the Bill that it needs to meet the seven principles and…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillSo, if it is under the £315,000—sorry, forget the scheme, I confused things by talking about the £500,000 for the scheme. If an individual subsidy is less than £315,000—this is…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I am just waiting for the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, to rejoin us as he has helpfully signed these amendments with me. I shall also speak to Amendments 41, 42 and 43. This…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe noble Lord, Lord Lamont, has yet to respond as well. It will not take long on Wednesday.07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, this is a straightforward group of amendments and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, for signing them. My very first reading of these clauses left me with a real sense…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillBefore the Minister sits down—I ask this as I genuinely do not know—he stated that 76%, or however much it was, of those who responded to the consultation supported the deadlines…07 Feb 2022HANSARDVaccination: Condition of DeploymentMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part remotely. I invite her to make her comments.03 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillJust to take both earlier points, if the Secretary of State defined an area as the whole of the United Kingdom, and that covers it, part of the subsidies could be used to move…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillOn that point, how would another business or organisation know the subsidy existed if it was part of the scheme?02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to the other three amendments in this group. Without wanting to do the Minister’s job for him, let me start by acknowledging that there is a rolling…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, we understand the Government’s desire to keep the subsidy control regime as straightforward as possible so that public authorities at all levels can respond to events as…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the Minister for his response. It was really nice to hear him agree with many of the points that we raised. I just need to encourage a bit more of a hard commitment to…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillAs we have said in the back and forth of the discussion on these three amendments, there are still a number of real concerns about the subsidy schemes: how they operate and, more…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI echo the points of the noble Lord, Lord Fox: it is interesting to see government amendments at this early stage, even though none of these issues was raised at Second Reading.…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for tabling these amendments. As we have heard, they reflect the bulk of the DPRRC’s recommendations. I also thank the noble…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillThe fundamental point remains: how do people know that the subsidy has been given if it is part of a scheme? They cannot challenge it.02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Humphreys and Lady Randerson, for putting their names to a number of my amendments in this group. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wigley,…31 Jan 2022