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HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Nov 2021HANSARD Kennels and Catteries: Economic and Social ContributionThe security of pets is a major concern these days. I strongly compliment my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) for raising the issue. It is an issue that…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitWill the Prime Minister join me in congratulating the staff and pupils at Ysgol Dinas Brân school in Llangollen, whom I visited recently, on the excellent work that they are doing…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI would like to put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Workington for bringing the Bill to the House and to this Committee. I want to clarify a point: page 6 of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, witnesses, for your contributions this morning. Which subsidy system internationally would you consider the best role model for the UK, and why? Professor Rickard:…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Thank you, Professor. Thomas? Thomas Pope: As Professor Rickard was alluding to, we are going to be more or less unique in having a domestic subsidy control regime like this. The…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q One quick question. I think it was Mr Rose who said that the transparency register would be relatively easy to fix. Is there any comparable register that we could look at to…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Is there one country that you particularly admire, and how do they do it? Thomas Pope: As I say, I do not think that there is one that has a domestic regime. We are charting our…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Does that mean that you would rather local authorities did not have these powers under the Bill? Ivan McKee: The main issue we have is around the devolution settlement. It is…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q But do you support devolving powers to local authorities in general as part of the devolution settlement? Ivan McKee: Clearly, it depends on what it is. In the devolution…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for your time this afternoon, Dr Barker; it is much appreciated. I wanted to look at the part of the Bill to empower local authorities, public bodies and central and…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Just a quick question. We have talked rather a lot in this session about the four nations, but the terms of the Bill are such that the devolved Administrations take their place…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q Thanks to both our witnesses for their excellent presentations this morning. I want to look at this issue of the maps from the point of view of a north-east Wales MP. That area…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q But is there one country, in the overall scope of what we are talking about—not just transparency but effectiveness—that you think is a role model? Professor Rickard: I think…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Mr McKee, for your time this afternoon; it is much appreciated. Do you welcome the devolution of powers under the subsidy control regime to local authorities in…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillCan my hon. Friend perhaps provide a little more information from his expertise about the additional costs, both financial and for staffing, that he estimates will result from the…22 Oct 2021HANSARDBritish Farmers: Global Exports4. What steps her Department has taken to help increase global export opportunities for British farmers.21 Oct 2021HANSARDBritish Farmers: Global ExportsExport markets are increasing for Welsh farmers as we look to the US market for lamb opening up once more. There is also the export success of farms in my constituency of Clwyd…21 Oct 2021HANSARDPet Theft TaskforceLike other hon. Members here, I am honoured to ask this question in memory of Sir David. I met local residents concerned about pet theft recently, in Hanmer, in my constituency.…18 Oct 2021HANSARDPet Theft Taskforce5. What steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the pet theft taskforce.18 Oct 2021