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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister outlined the clause and how it introduces schedule 1. We support the measures and will vote for the clause and the schedule to stand part of the Bill. Question put…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthMy hon. Friend is making a very important point: we need to make decisions on the evidence that is available. Does he agree that having the debate today and passing these measures…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hosie. Subsection (3) requires an arbitrator to dismiss a reference if they find that the tenant’s business “is not viable” and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I have a couple of questions about the clause. First, will the Minister clarify why the Government have chosen to make the repayment time under subsection (7) 24 months? Has he…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)New clause 1 is a probing amendment. It would require the Secretary of State to conduct a review of awards to assess whether sections 15 and 16 of the Act have been interpreted…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)On the basis that there are other mechanisms that the Minister will—I use the word will—be using to ensure that there is feedback from the system, we will not push the new clause…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Subsection (2) lists factors to which an arbitrator may have to have regard when assessing landlord solvency, so far as the information is known. Could the Minister confirm…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am pleased to move amendment 4, which relates to limits on arbitration fees, and speak to amendment 5, which relates to the accessibility and affordability of the process. We…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks, but I do not think that they approach the heart of the debate. I would like to push amendment 4 to a vote, because this is an important…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Notwithstanding the concerns we have just raised, which we will continue to pursue, we support clause 19. Question put and agreed to. Clause 19 accordingly ordered to stand part…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Labour generally supports these measures, but it would be helpful to understand whether the Minister expects oral hearings to be the exception rather than the rule. As the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)We recognise that both businesses and landlords will benefit from prompt solutions to rent debt. Can the Minister explain why a different time frame is appropriate for the making…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)We support the clause and the exclusion of confidential or personal information that may cause harm or concern. Labour believes that the arbitration process established under the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 19, page 12, line 6, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations specifying…14 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt is a pleasure to follow some powerful speeches on Report tonight. I share the frustration of the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) that we could well have moved…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank my hon. Friend for his contributions in Committee and for that very important point, which I will come on to. We know that the assisted areas map is not part of the UK’s…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI do not think it is about our picking losers or winners at all. This is about our using the data, understanding where there are areas of greatest need and having that as part of…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. We have agreed with many of his amendments. What he has just said actually lends even greater weight to wanting to make sure that…13 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks. As he described, clause 4 clarifies what is meant by businesses “adversely affected by coronavirus”. It states that a business can be…09 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. Clause 6 clarifies references to the matter of relief from payment—that is, the subject to be dealt with by an arbitrator under the…09 Dec 2021