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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I have talked about the fact that in this clause there are a number of factors when assessing the viability of a tenant’s business. I would also point the hon. Lady to the code of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Although the applicant making a reference to arbitration must submit a formal proposal, there is the option for the respondent to also submit a formal proposal. Both parties also…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)In awards that give tenants time to repay the debt, tenants will have no longer than 24 months to do so. That recognises that additional time to repay may help businesses to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will write to the hon. Gentleman if I am getting this wrong, but I think the arbitrator can take the whole situation into account, including what has been paid and the evidence…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The arbitrators will be required to publish awards and the reasons for making them in the interest of transparency, but they will also be required to exclude confidential…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Bill contains principles that are key to ensuring that rent debt is resolved in a proportionate way for tenants and landlords. The clause sets out how arbitrators must…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)As usual, Mr Hosie, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. The clause sets out what awards an arbitrator may make following a reference to arbitration. It provides…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am happy to give the hon. Lady that assurance. The reason why we do not have a specific definition of what constitutes viability or affordability is that businesses models vary…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause establishes the timeframe for making awards, requiring arbitrators to make an award as soon practicable or, in the case of a normal hearing, within 14 days.14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)As the clause stands, the Secretary of State will have the delegated power to make regulations specifying limits on the fees and expenses of arbitrators, but if the power is…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause provides the power for the Secretary of State to issue statutory guidance to arbitrators or to tenants and landlords.14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)We are committed to the principles in the Bill. That is why we have included them in the legislation. We will require arbitrators to follow them in their work. Arbitration bodies…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause is important because it relates to the key principles of viability and solvency that underpin the arbitration process. Arbitrators must ensure that an award maintains…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)As the clause stands, the Secretary of State already has a delegated power to issue guidance. Hon. Members have asked that amendments be made to place a duty on the Secretary of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Bill will bind the Crown where the Crown is a landlord under the business tenancies in scope of the Bill. I commend clause 29 to the Committee.14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 26 and schedule 3 temporarily prevent landlords from petitioning, in relation to protected rent debt, to wind up businesses in scope of the Bill or petitioning for…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The measures in the Bill are a response to the unprecedented impacts of the pandemic and will support commercial tenants and landlords to resolve their rent debt. To ensure that…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Bill will not apply directly to Northern Ireland. Instead, this enabling power was requested by the Northern Ireland Executive. It is intended to allow them to introduce the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI am not sure in terms of transparency tools. What I am saying is that we will ensure that the database is eventually interoperable with other databases. We clearly want the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillAll I would say is that it is easy to hide something in plain sight, but the subsidy transparency database is being developed under the Cabinet Office’s standard system for all…13 Dec 2021