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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his comments and to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North for her question, which is important. As the Minister outlined, the clause gives public…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 65, page 37, line 27, at end insert— “(7A) Within 30 working days of a report being laid under subsection (7), the Secretary of State must…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. On the basis of some of the discussion, and the suggestion about what role Select Committees might play, issues with the report are perhaps…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the Houserose—08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI thank the Minister for giving way. Last week was UK Parliament Week, but it was not our finest hour. Does he agree that, at the very least, a message from this debate must be…08 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 54, page 30, line 10, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “CMA”. This amendment provides that the power to extend the cooling off…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I understand that point—it is a fundamental part of how the regime will operate. In a circumstance where, either deliberately or mistakenly, a public authority does not categorise…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)There is a lot to work through and to disentangle about what exactly would happen. The first question that would need to be asked in such a situation is, “Is this a subsidy?”…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)It is pleasure to move amendment 58 and to speak to new clause 3. I am grateful for the opportunity to do so, because we think that this is quite an important area in which to…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)In relation to the debates on Second Reading and others that we have had in good faith in relation to the Bill, it is important not to draw on arguments that are not relevant or…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 58, in clause 61, page 34, line 23, after “section 60” insert “, or makes a decision to investigate under section [Post-award investigations],”. This…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North for their comments. The Minister referred to principle G in schedule 1, which I was going to refer to in my final…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)It is my pleasure to move amendment 56 and to speak to amendment 57. We would like to address some further important gaps that we think exist in clause 60. First, as the clause…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 60, page 33, line 27, at end insert— “(c) that there is a risk of negative effects on competition or investment between the United Kingdom…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks. I fail to see an explanation. I understand the restatement of his position, but I feel that the argument was missing. This area is important…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her contribution in response to the challenge to us from the Government side, which I do not think is at all fair, because we have not at any point…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his contribution. He will see from the contributions of Opposition Members that we are not saying that exactly the same powers should be given in all…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 55, in clause 60, page 33, line 20, after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department for the Economy in…04 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)We agree that in such cases, the subsidy or scheme in question should be treated as if it were part of a mandatory referral to the CMA. We have no issues with this clause, and…04 Nov 2021