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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I thank the Minister for his remarks on schedule 2. I have no further comments to add—we will be supporting this schedule…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks. Notwithstanding the debate that we have just had and our ongoing concerns, which we want to return to later in the consideration of the Bill,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks and all hon. Members who have contributed, including the hon. Members for Aberdeen North and for Aberdeen South. I will push amendment 7 to a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. My understanding is that the energy and environment principles would apply to subsidies in relation to energy and the environment. We…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)Thank you for allowing me to speak to the amendment, Mr Sharma. I want to speak about why I think this is so important. The reason for this amendment is that the Bill should…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in schedule 1, page 52, line 6, at end insert— “(c) the United Kingdom reaching its net-zero commitments.” This amendment adds the impact on the UK’s…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I will make a few remarks and then clarify whether I will push the amendment to a vote. I will respond to some of the points raised, and I thank the hon. Member for Aberdeen North…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in schedule 1, page 51, line 8, after “concerns” insert “and areas of deprivation”. This amendment includes areas of deprivation as an example of the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his opening remarks on clause 1 stand part. We support the clause, but I will make a few remarks on it. It provides an overview of the Bill. There are…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her explanation of the amendment. We certainly recognise the intention behind it, which was something we looked at and gave thought to. We share the view…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I think there will be a further debate to have on the interested parties point. The important thing is what the public authority might be expected to do.28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. This is an important clause, so we obviously support it standing part of the Bill. I seek his view on a couple of points that came up in…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I hear what the hon. Gentleman says, and that is indeed what it is probably trying to do, but the problem is not only that it potentially undermines levelling up; it could also…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I will add nothing further to the comments made during our discussion of the amendments. There are areas that we continue to be concerned about, but we will not oppose the clause…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I think the hon. Member is right on this—the definitions would not necessarily change in those circumstances, and some of that is more about the speed of being able to grant a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 11, page 7, line 8, at end insert— “(4) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must seek the consent of the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. I also thank other hon. Members who have contributed, particularly the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, who brought her expertise and…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his remarks. On the basis that we want to ensure that there is time for scrutiny—and I think he alluded to some assurances that things will move as…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 11, page 6, line 40, at end insert— “(1A) Regulations under this section must be made by no later than three months after this Act receives…28 Oct 2021