My Honourable Friend the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business (Kevin Hollinrake MP) has today made the following statement.

In October 2023, I announced our intention to provide funding of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required to support the Post Office fully participating in the...

My Honourable Friend the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business (Kevin Hollinrake MP) has today made the following statement.

In October 2023, I announced our intention to provide funding of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required to support the Post Office fully participating in the...

In October 2023, I announced our intention to provide funding of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required to support the Post Office fully participating in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and to support the delivery of redress to postmasters.

Since then, those costs have increased...

In October 2023, I announced our intention to provide funding of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required to support the Post Office fully participating in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and to support the delivery of redress to postmasters.

Since then, those costs have increased...

My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business) (Kevin Hollinrake MP) has today made the following statement.

I am announcing the Government intends to provide additional financial support to Post Office Limited of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be...

My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business) (Kevin Hollinrake MP) has today made the following statement.

I am announcing the Government intends to provide additional financial support to Post Office Limited of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be...

I am announcing the Government intends to provide additional financial support to Post Office Limited of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required. This funding will enable the company to meet the costs of participating in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and of operating compensation...

I am announcing the Government intends to provide additional financial support to Post Office Limited of up to £150 million plus any contingency that may be required. This funding will enable the company to meet the costs of participating in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and of operating compensation...

Lords motion to regret. Motion withdrawn.

Lords motion to regret. Motion withdrawn.

Before moving off the point, to take what the Minister has said, I still do not quite understand why, if the CMA still had to consult the devolved Administrations in the way that it would have to without this measure, how that consultation would stop it doing anything that the...

Before moving off the point, to take what the Minister has said, I still do not quite understand why, if the CMA still had to consult the devolved Administrations in the way that it would have to without this measure, how that consultation would stop it doing anything that the...

There are a number of useful procedural and technical reasons for doing that. The point is that the Subsidy Advice Unit is exactly that; it is an advisory unit which the devolved Administrations or local authorities will call in themselves in order to review whether their subsidies conform to our...

There are a number of useful procedural and technical reasons for doing that. The point is that the Subsidy Advice Unit is exactly that; it is an advisory unit which the devolved Administrations or local authorities will call in themselves in order to review whether their subsidies conform to our...

My Lords, I put down this regret Motion because the purpose of this SI runs directly contrary to the points of principle that we on these Benches argued for during the passage of the Subsidy Control Bill. We argued for more consultation with devolved Administrations; instead, this SI reduces it.

In...

My Lords, I put down this regret Motion because the purpose of this SI runs directly contrary to the points of principle that we on these Benches argued for during the passage of the Subsidy Control Bill. We argued for more consultation with devolved Administrations; instead, this SI reduces it.

In...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for her clear and explicit exposition of the concern here. I have read the Welsh Government’s report, and significant concerns are raised in it. As we have heard, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which we have to take very seriously indeed, expresses concerns.

Misrepresentation...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for her clear and explicit exposition of the concern here. I have read the Welsh Government’s report, and significant concerns are raised in it. As we have heard, the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, which we have to take very seriously indeed, expresses concerns.

Misrepresentation...

My Lords, I wish briefly to raise a couple of issues. First, the report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee refers to the responses from the Scottish and Welsh Governments. I am keen to understand what type of engagement there was with the Northern Ireland departments. We recognise, of course,...

My Lords, I wish briefly to raise a couple of issues. First, the report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee refers to the responses from the Scottish and Welsh Governments. I am keen to understand what type of engagement there was with the Northern Ireland departments. We recognise, of course,...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, who, alongside the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and my noble friend Lady Randerson, have the scars of the Subsidy Control Bill on our backs. We all worked on its passage,...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, who, alongside the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and my noble friend Lady Randerson, have the scars of the Subsidy Control Bill on our backs. We all worked on its passage,...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for tabling this Motion and the noble Lords, Lord Dodds and Lord Fox, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, for their incredibly valuable contributions. I am also well aware of the

nature of this debate and how it relates to devolution and the...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for tabling this Motion and the noble Lords, Lord Dodds and Lord Fox, and the noble Baroness, Lady Blake, for their incredibly valuable contributions. I am also well aware of the

nature of this debate and how it relates to devolution and the...

I thank the Minister for his response and thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. In particular, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dodds. With the many months that have passed without the Northern Ireland Assembly, we here speak only too infrequently of Northern Ireland...

I thank the Minister for his response and thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. In particular, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dodds. With the many months that have passed without the Northern Ireland Assembly, we here speak only too infrequently of Northern Ireland...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, for his valuable contribution to this very short debate. I shall aim to respond to as many of the points that he raised as possible.

I begin by reminding the Committee of the purpose of these regulations. They set out the clear definitions and...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, for his valuable contribution to this very short debate. I shall aim to respond to as many of the points that he raised as possible.

I begin by reminding the Committee of the purpose of these regulations. They set out the clear definitions and...

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her careful exposition: she must have mentioned the word “subsidy” several hundreds of times in that short explanation, and no doubt I will too.

The subsidy regime proposed by the Bill allows for quicker and easier subsidies to be granted to...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her careful exposition: she must have mentioned the word “subsidy” several hundreds of times in that short explanation, and no doubt I will too.

The subsidy regime proposed by the Bill allows for quicker and easier subsidies to be granted to...

My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 20 October 2022. The Subsidy Control Act 2022 provides for a new, UK-wide subsidy control regime. The new regime will enable public authorities to give subsidies that are tailored to their local needs and that drive economic growth. It does...

My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 20 October 2022. The Subsidy Control Act 2022 provides for a new, UK-wide subsidy control regime. The new regime will enable public authorities to give subsidies that are tailored to their local needs and that drive economic growth. It does...

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.