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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back on a couple of points. This is in relation to helping make sure that there is a regime that commands confidence and provides the information to public…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Would you see that being done in a slightly more structured way through the guidance? Otherwise, the likelihood is that you will have a lot of approaches and potentially more…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q On fast-cycle learning and the effectiveness of the scheme, do you think that there are merits in the five-year report being produced to a shorter timetable, with greater…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much, Mr McKee, for giving evidence to our Committee today. First, what is your overall view of the regime? Do you see any advantages in moving away from the way…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for those answers. As you will be aware, concerns have been raised that the role, voice and powers of the devolved Administrations within the regime may not…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q We had some discussion about clause 70(7)(a), and there is some point of clarification about the definition of “interested party”, which I do not think is fully clear in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBudget: Pre-announcement of ProvisionsMr Speaker, the Minister said at the beginning that he respected you and this House, but does he not accept that the reason that we are here now, having this urgent question, is…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q May I ask one further follow-up question in relation to this? I am not saying that there would be, but there may be circumstances in which accurate information is not always…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)I am happy to come back in later.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Professor Forthergill, for joining us today. I have two brief questions on your comments about the interface between the Bill and the levelling-up agenda. First, what…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q May I follow up on how the guidance should be developed more inclusively? Where in the Bill are there gaps relating to the involvement of the devolved Administrations? Is it in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q May I ask for some final clarification on that? Part of the question was about the reporting. If all the decisions have been made and the work has been done on a subsidy,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Sharma. I thank Professor Rickard and Thomas Pope for coming in today to give evidence. I will pick up on the issue of transparency first. What specific additions…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Can I clarify one thing, because I want it to be clear? Being below £315,000 means that the subsidy does not need to comply with the principles—does not need to be checked…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Can I ask for one quick point of clarification? Would that mean, Professor Rickard, that you would widen the definition of interested parties to include those groups explicitly?…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Would that include the devolved Administrations? Professor Rickard: That is a good question. I do not have an opinion on that; I do not think I could say.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q To clarify, that is the maximum amount. Thomas Pope: We could make it shorter within our own legislation if we wanted to.26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q I want to follow up on a couple of points, starting with the duty to provide pre-action information—primarily, clause 76. There are ways in which a public authority may refuse…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q I am keen to get your views on the subsidy advice unit and its role, responsibilities and powers as defined in the Bill. Do you think that the unit should have some further…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you have any concerns relating to transparency? There is a sort of de minimis threshold suggesting that under £315,000, those subsidies will not be subject to the controls in…26 Oct 2021