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HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Have you had any concerns at all about any definitions in the Bill—for example, the definition of “tenant”, which is slightly narrower than definitions in other parts of…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Both of you say that there might need to be some private hearings. Would that be something you would want to see the arbitrators have some discretion over? How do you see that?…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. May I ask for your view on whether the hearings should be in public or potentially in private and what the guidance around the arbitration process should be on that?…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q I want to ask you specifically about the definition of “business tenancy” in the Bill. There has been some feedback that the definition is different from and narrower than that…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q It might be helpful to hear from you both on whether there could be modifications to the scheme, or whether there might need to be a sliding fee structure, or some other clearer…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Could I follow up with you, Ms Leech, on the issue of confidence in the system? In your evidence to the Committee you alluded to the Government’s impact assessment of…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Can I ask a slightly different question about the discussion we had with the previous witnesses? I will put the question to you first, Ms Cruickshank. There needs to be…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. To understand more about where they are not covered by agreements and what some of the concerns and behaviours of those involved might be, have you come across…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q I want to start by asking Ms Leech some questions in relation to the very helpful briefing note that was sent through to the Committee. I would be keen to understand your view…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Ms Nicholls, have you had similar concerns? I would also be very interested to know whether this has been a subject of discussion in the consultations that you may have had with…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Curran, do you have any additional comments to make on those areas, and do you feel confident that the scheme as outlined will work in practice? Dominic Curran: The British…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q I have one final, small question. Do you have any views about the fee structure that may be brought in? Clearly, we want the scheme to be affordable and accessible. Have you…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)I ask Ms Nicholls the same question. Kate Nicholls: The questions that you raise on issues pertinent to future trading, future recovery and the costs coming down the line are more…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Could I ask your views—perhaps I will start with Mr Curran—about the 10 November cut-off? We have had some evidence suggesting that there are landlords who are choosing not to…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for the clarity on that. It certainly seems extraordinary that litigious landlords should in the end be doing better than those who may have acted fairly. That seems…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Curran, you made very helpful comments in relation to the skills and experience that you would expect to see from arbitrators. Have you had the opportunity to share that with…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, you alluded to the question of viability and how it should be determined. As you mentioned, from April next year the new national insurance hike, or jobs tax, and other…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with the Minister in his place. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) on his campaign and…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI thank the Minister for spending so much time outlining what the Government will do. He mentioned an industry-led solution. What does he consider to be within the scope of the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. I had referenced that and she makes the point powerfully; it is important that we have a Government taking their responsibility to…24 Nov 2021