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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021Not in terms of the court cases themselves, but it is about the issuing of winding up. If someone starts issuing demands and then winding-up petitions, that blows a hole in the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021These are an extension of the existing provisions, which are specifically for covid-related debts. The third and final criterion is that a company winding-up petition cannot be…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021It is difficult to assess that at the moment. We believe that it has helped companies to get through this process, but we are not able at the moment to ascertain an accurate…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of Schedule 10) (No. 2) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Huq. I beg to move that the Committee approves the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Amendment of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Barker, you rightly mention guidance—that you want to give certainty, but not be too prescriptive. I take your point about that, and we need to make sure it works for the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q You talked about appeals and taking things to the court. Presumably you think the Competition Appeal Tribunal is the best place for that, with the expertise that is required to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Very quickly on agriculture and fishing, you will be aware that 81%—I think—of respondents to the consultation said that either agriculture or fisheries should be included in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q We will continue to work with you and the other devolved Administrations to make sure that the agriculture and fisheries sector policy works across the UK. On engagement,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)That is helpful to know. Thank you.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)I am happy to let Ms Blackman go first.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Dr Pazos-Vidal, on that last question about international comparisons, do you have any view? Dr Pazos-Vidal: Yes. I could also say, if I quote some data from pre-pandemic, that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q But a Minister in a devolved Administration could be a person whose interest is affected by the grant. George Peretz: That may or may not be right. That seems to be an issue.…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Hi, Ivan. Good to see you. Ivan McKee: Hi, Paul.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q When you were talking about interested parties and the two definitions, including the Secretary of State, did you define a person whose interests may be affected by the giving…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q But when you define that, are you restricting yourself just to a competitor and not a Minister, in a Government, in a devolved Administration? George Peretz: That is a live…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q May I ask some brief questions, for some brief answers, to get through this? This is a permissive structure rather than asking for explicit permission. When you ask for explicit…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry to cut in, but the only reason I say that is because the Secretary of State clearly might not have a direct interest, so why is he being specified— George Peretz: The…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Do you agree that the reason we need to level up is that that system has not worked to date? Professor Fothergill: I disagree that it has not worked. There is plenty of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q My final question is whether there is any example beyond the EU that we can look to? We are flipping that approach on its head: is there any other trading bloc or country that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on securing the Second Reading of his private Member’s Bill and on the way in which he has engaged with both sides…22 Oct 2021