Contributions
2,186 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 63 excludes individual subsidies granted through the mechanism of a subsidy scheme from being capable of referral to the subsidy advice unit under part 4. That aligns with…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)The scheme itself will be challengeable. Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 64 provides for a limited number of exemptions from some or all of the provisions on the referral of subsidies and schemes to the SAU. The objective of subsections 1 and 2…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)On the point made by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, in the previous sitting we talked about UK competition and investment. It simply emphasises the point about UK competition…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)There is no Government amendment to clause 60. Amendment 4 agreed to. Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 62 specifies the content of the subsidy advice unit’s report on a subsidy or scheme that is referred by the Secretary of State after being given or made. The subsidy advice…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)It would be the Competition Appeal Tribunal, because the enforcement is done through judicial review.04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 61 sets out the timeframe within which the subsidy advice unit must publish its post-award report on a subsidy or subsidy scheme once it has been referred to by the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 60 provides a power for the Secretary of State to direct a public authority to refer a subsidy or scheme to the subsidy advice unit after it has already been given or made.…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 60, as we have heard, provides a power for the Secretary of State to direct a public authority to refer a subsidy or scheme to the subsidy advice unit after it has been…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 61 sets out the process for the subsidy advice unit’s report following a post-award referral by the Secretary of State under clause 60. Amendment 58 provides for a new…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)As always, Mr Sharma, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Clause 59 specifies the contents of the report that must be produced by the subsidy advice unit on…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendment would extend the Secretary of State’s post-award referral power, set out in the clause, to the devolved Administrations. The debate is similar to one we had earlier.…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I was just about to turn to enforcement. The role of the subsidy advice unit is one of the most important pillars of our new approach. It strikes the right balance, as part of an…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)Indeed, that is exactly the reason for the SAU not to be the regulator or the enforcer but to provide expert, independent advice. Even in the more distortive schemes, as I have…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 57 sets out the timeframe within which the SAU must publish its report on a subsidy or subsidy scheme. Once it has accepted a voluntary referral made by a public authority,…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)I take on board the hon. Lady’s point about guidance and ensuring that public authorities know what to provide and what to expect back. That is absolutely fair. In terms of where…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)It is in the interests of the SAU and everybody else that this system works. If the quality of evidence that public authorities are giving is causing complexities, feedback to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)It would be in both. That reporting is there to say what subsidies exist and how the framework is working, but those conversations would also be happening all the time through the…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)It is the public authority. That is the whole point of the permissive approach in the Bill. The guidance that will be published and the principles that are set out in the Bill,…04 Nov 2021