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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)I can commit to this: we want to share parts of the draft guidance as we develop it, because we want to make sure that the guidance is there as we go through this process.…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is incumbent on us to engage on any changes. How we engage and the timing of that will depend on the circumstances. However, if we are going to do this and make it work,…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)The power to issue statutory guidance, as is currently provided for in clause 79, will allow the Government to offer greater colour and detail to public authorities in how to…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)I think I covered schedule 3 in my opening remarks on clause 78.18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)Essentially, the subsidy control regime differentiates between the subsidies in devolved primary legislation and the subsidies in an Act of Parliament in a way that respects the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, as ever, Ms Nokes. Clause 78 applies the provisions in the Bill to subsidies made by means of primary legislation, as set out in…18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 requires the CMA to prepare an annual report of its activities and performance during the year. Clause 66 requires the CMA to include…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause requires the subsidy advice unit periodically to review and report on the effectiveness of the operation of the subsidy control regime and its impact on competition and…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Member for Aberdeen North is absolutely right to want to improve the system. That is exactly the incentive; we need to improve the system. A number of mechanisms are…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)As we have already discussed, clause 65 sets out the requirement for the unit to produce a report on the overall effectiveness of the subsidy control regime and its impact on…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I think the middle way that the hon. Member is talking about is actually what clause 66 does. The clause notes the bare minimum of what that the annual report should include.…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right, as usual; we do not want reviews for the sake of reviews. It is good to have a focus, but it is also good to be able to look at the meaningful…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)To be fair, I had only just started making my remarks. However, whether it is butting up against elections or not, that could equally be the case in three years as well as five…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. As we have heard, clause 65 requires the CMA to produce a report on the overall effectiveness of the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK has one of the best employment rights records in the world. We have made good progress in bringing forward measures that add flexibility for workers while ensuring the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs Minister for London, every time I go and see a business or business representative organisation my hon. Friend has been there before to champion the Cities of London and…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, over the period since the campaign was launched in April, has taken 10,000 unsafe products off…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-Disclosure AgreementWe have regular conversations with colleagues in DCMS. Some non-disclosure agreements have a commercial benefit, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that inappropriate…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-Disclosure AgreementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the campaign that she is running alongside Zelda Perkins and others. She rightly highlights the Government’s commitment to the issue, as…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNon-Disclosure AgreementThe Government have committed to changing the law to ensure that individuals signing non-disclosure agreements are able to make disclosures to the police and regulated health and…16 Nov 2021