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HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 9 and I am grateful for the support of the noble Lords, Lord Ravensdale and Lord Wigley, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 55. I first thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and the noble Lords, Lord Wigley and Lord Fox, for their support. The…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and for the various points that have been made; I hope it is not discourteous if I try to summarise them without…22 Mar 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 6, I shall also speak to Amendments 58 and 64 and deal with three issues relating to devolution. I am grateful for the support of the noble and…22 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Agnew. Over the years, one has seen concentrations move as to what parts of the criminal justice or…14 Mar 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMay I add a couple of observations? It seems to me that experience has shown that it was difficult for the Supreme Court to find the right balance. On the other hand, this Bill…21 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I entirely support the amendments put forward, for the reasons that have been given. I do not want to add to them. It seems odd to give judges discretion and say that we…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillYes, indeed; that was my third point. The noble Lord has made it most eloquently in one sentence so I need not make it any further. My last point on this is simply that the time…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I rise to deal with an amendment in relation to what I would call the broad powers of making this Act work. Whether we call it regulation or self-regulation, there has…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am going to be very brief about this. The point emerged in the earlier remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Bruce, and deals with the question of standing. I want to deal only with…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI have one question for the Minister on the hard economics of recovery of damages. Will there be recovery of damages against authorities that give subsidies wrongly? Secondly, has…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who has taken part in this debate. If we are embarking on a new regime, we must make certain that it is effective—not because of whatever the EU…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to two amendments that have a relationship I shall endeavour to explain as rapidly as possible, bearing in mind the hour. Amendment 73A relates to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate; I do not want to lengthen it with a long reply. I will say only one thing. The Minister has not really answered my…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I warmly support the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, in this amendment. Earlier this afternoon, I spoke about the centrality of enforcement in the regime introduced under this…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI just want to add one very brief word. In a number of the amendments today and on Wednesday, we are really concerned with the movement from the regime that has existed in the EU…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy Lords, I have a few short points. First, I support the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, regarding Clause 18 not standing part of the Bill. It is always very unfortunate when we…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI shall add two very short points. First, it seems to me absolutely fundamental to a democratic society that the laws made by a legislature permit everything to be done openly and…02 Feb 2022