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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 72, in clause 70, page 39, line 30, leave out subsection (2). This amendment would allow an application to be made to review a subsidy decision related to…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his answer; I want to ensure that we correctly understand what he is trying to say. On the basis of what I think he is saying—that there may be a…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)As the Minister has said, clause 69 enables the subsidy advice unit to make reference to the chair of the CMA for the constitution of a CMA panel group. We have no issues with the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I accept that the structures are different, but sometimes we can learn from principles. There is a difference between structures, functions and principles, and we are quite…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. Notwithstanding the debate we have had, the Labour party supports clause stand part, but some areas need to be reflected on, including how…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I think we will come back to the point that the CMA is likely to do what is required by Parliament and Ministers. It is important to remember that distinction: we are the ones who…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)Perhaps the Minister and I will have to agree to differ on this point, because seeking to have particular areas of expertise reflected in the membership of the subsidy advice unit…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for that, but I do not feel that he has been completely clear. These are not God-given institutions; we are talking about decisions made by the same…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)And the devolved Administrations?16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. I do not think he fully answered the question, which is whether there is anything different about the representation of the devolved…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister has said that having the voice of the devolved Administrations is unprecedented. Before I come back on whether we will press any of the amendments to a vote, can he…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North for their comments. I intended to press the amendment to a vote, but on the basis of some of the discussion I will not…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)This is an important clause and we support its standing part of the Bill. Question put and agreed to. Clause 65 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 66 CMA Annual…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 66, in clause 66, page 37, line 40, at end insert— “(d) the proportion of subsidies and schemes in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) in relation to which…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 68, page 38, line 39, at end insert— “(3A) The Chair of the CMA Board may appoint up to three non-executive members to the Subsidy Advice…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The clause applies sections 41 to 43 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 for the purpose of assisting the CMA in carrying out its functions on subsidy control. The…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)It would be helpful, in the light of our conversation, if we could start with the Minister’s expectation. He may well have reflected on the discussion we have had today. That may…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that. Will the Minister clarify that last point, as to how a subsidy under a scheme could be regarded—if I understood him correctly—as a new…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. Could he clarify—16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)Having explained how we believe our amendments would have improved the clause, we acknowledge its importance in allowing interested parties to request information and therefore…16 Nov 2021