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Subsidy Control Act 2022

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision regulating the giving of subsidies out of public resources; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 2

  • Kwasi KwartengConservativeSpelthorne
  • Lord CallananConservativeLife peer

Bill · 8

  • Bill 296 2021-22 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)Commons
    29 Mar 2022
  • HL Bill 137 (as amended on Report)Lords
    22 Mar 2022· 354 KB
  • HL Bill 113 (as amended in Grand Committee)Lords
    9 Feb 2022· 345 KB
  • HL Bill 84 (as brought from the Commons)Lords
    14 Dec 2021· 347 KB
  • Bill 196 2021-22 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)Commons
    19 Nov 2021
  • Bill 196 2021-22 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large printCommons
    19 Nov 2021
  • Bill 135 2021-22 (as introduced)Commons
    30 Jun 2021
  • Bill 135 2021-22 - large printCommons
    30 Jun 2021

Explanatory Notes · 4

  • Bill 296 EN 2021-22Commons
    29 Mar 2022
  • HL Bill 84 Explanatory NotesLords
    14 Dec 2021· 734 KB
  • Bill 135 EN 2021-22Commons
    30 Jun 2021
  • Bill 135 EN 2021-22 - large printCommons
    30 Jun 2021

Impact Assessments · 2

  • Impact Assessment from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyUnassigned
    14 Mar 2022· 1.3 MB
  • Impact Assessment from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyUnassigned
    1 Jul 2021

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 3

  • Subsidy Control Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    15 Mar 2022· 209 KB
  • Subsidy Control Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    15 Dec 2021· 571 KB
  • Memorandum by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyCommons
    1 Jul 2021

Briefing papers · 3

  • Subsidy Control BillLords
    13 Jan 2022
  • Briefing Paper on Progress of the BillCommons
    7 Dec 2021
  • Briefing Paper on Second ReadingCommons
    16 Jul 2021

Amendment Paper · 40

  • Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 April 2022Commons
    20 Apr 2022
  • Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 19 April 2022Commons
    19 Apr 2022
  • Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 14 April 2022Commons
    14 Apr 2022
  • HL Bill 113-I Marshalled list for ReportLords
    18 Mar 2022· 157 KB
  • HL Bill 113(e) Amendment for ReportLords
    17 Mar 2022· 62 KB
  • HL Bill 113(d) Amendments for ReportLords
    16 Mar 2022· 66 KB
  • HL Bill 113(c) Amendments for ReportLords
    15 Mar 2022· 92 KB
  • HL Bill 113(b) Amendments for ReportLords
    14 Mar 2022· 46 KB
  • HL Bill 113(a) Amendment for ReportLords
    7 Mar 2022· 51 KB
  • HL Bill 84-IV(a) Amendment for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)Lords
    8 Feb 2022· 63 KB
  • HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    7 Feb 2022· 101 KB
  • HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    3 Feb 2022· 119 KB
  • HL Bill 84-II Second marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    31 Jan 2022· 133 KB
  • HL Bill 84-I(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)Lords
    28 Jan 2022· 74 KB
  • HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Grand CommitteeLords
    27 Jan 2022· 146 KB
  • HL Bill 84(d) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    26 Jan 2022· 94 KB
  • HL Bill 84(c) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    25 Jan 2022· 69 KB
  • HL Bill 84(b) Amendment for Grand CommitteeLords
    21 Jan 2022· 61 KB
  • HL Bill 84(a) Amendments for Grand CommitteeLords
    20 Jan 2022· 93 KB
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 December 2021Commons
    13 Dec 2021
  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 December 2021 - large printCommons
    13 Dec 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 10 December 2021Commons
    10 Dec 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 9 December 2021Commons
    9 Dec 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 8 December 2021Commons
    8 Dec 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 7 December 2021Commons
    7 Dec 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 1 December 2021Commons
    1 Dec 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 November 2021Commons
    18 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 17 November 2021Commons
    17 Nov 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 November 2021Commons
    16 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 12 November 2021Commons
    12 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2021Commons
    5 Nov 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 November 2021Commons
    4 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 3 November 2021Commons
    3 Nov 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 November 2021Commons
    2 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 1 November 2021Commons
    1 Nov 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 29 October 2021Commons
    29 Oct 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 October 2021Commons
    28 Oct 2021
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 October 2021Commons
    26 Oct 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2021Commons
    25 Oct 2021
  • Notices of Amendments as at 24 September 2021Commons
    24 Sept 2021

Bill proceedings: Commons · 3

  • Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 April 2022Commons
    20 Apr 2022
  • Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 December 2021Commons
    13 Dec 2021
  • All proceedings up to 18 November 2021 at Public Bill Committee StageCommons
    18 Nov 2021

Selection of amendments: Commons · 7

  • Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng - 20 April 2022Commons
    20 Apr 2022
  • Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 13 December 2021Commons
    13 Dec 2021
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 18 November 2021Commons
    18 Nov 2021
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 November 2021Commons
    15 Nov 2021· 118 KB
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 4 NovemberCommons
    4 Nov 2021
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 2 NovemberCommons
    2 Nov 2021
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 28 OctoberCommons
    27 Oct 2021

Written evidence · 6

  • Written evidence submitted by Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Scottish Government (SCB06)Commons
    19 Nov 2021· 593 KB
  • Written evidence submitted by Ardtornish Hydro (SCB05)Commons
    19 Nov 2021· 165 KB
  • Written evidence submitted by The Centre for Public Data (SCB04)Commons
    5 Nov 2021
  • Written evidence submitted by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP (SCB03)Commons
    3 Nov 2021
  • Written evidence submitted by Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose, DWF (SCB01)Commons
    29 Oct 2021· 1.5 MB
  • Written evidence submitted by Rolls-Royce plc (SCB02)Commons
    29 Oct 2021

Select Committee report · 2

  • 24th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
    23 Mar 2022
  • 17th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
    13 Jan 2022

Will write letters · 22

  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox and Lord McNicol regarding challenging a specific subsidy granted under a scheme, as discussed during the Report stage.Unassigned
    28 Mar 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Peers regarding an update on the progress of the Bill and new Government amendments: transparency, levelling up, Subsidy Advice Unit, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Report, devolution.Unassigned
    15 Mar 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding the committee stage debate (fourth day): questions raised concerning subsidy schemes, the UK Internal Market Act and the non-discrimination principle for goods.Unassigned
    24 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Thomas regarding the committee stage (fourth day) debate: clarification to an answer given concerning recovery of damages against authorities that give subsidies wrongly.Unassigned
    18 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord German and Lord Purvis regarding questions raised during the committee stage (fourth day) debate: recruitment in the Competition and Markets Authority, and the number of new posts created to establish the new Subsidy Advice Unit.Unassigned
    18 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Lamont regarding the committee stage (third and fourth day) debate: clarification of points regarding the Subsidy Advice Unit and the Competition and Markets Authority.Unassigned
    18 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Jones regarding how the Government defines fossil fuel subsidies.Unassigned
    7 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage (second day): Levelling up fund, relocation prohibition.Unassigned
    7 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox and Baroness Sheehan regarding points raised during the Committee stage (second day): scheme transparency and challenge, use of local content data.Unassigned
    7 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Jones regarding further details on the Government's approach to Net Zero, as requested in the committee stage debate (first day).Unassigned
    2 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Fox regarding a point raised in the committee stage debate (first day): market failure, evolution of a market and assessment of the potential impact of a subsidy.Unassigned
    2 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding questions raised in the Bill committee stage debate (first day): nuclear Regulated Asset Base model, support for Small Modular Reactor programme and Principle G in Schedule1.Unassigned
    2 Feb 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Peers regarding the publication of illustrative regulations, guidance and examples of streamlined routes for the Bill.Unassigned
    25 Jan 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Bruce regarding an issue raised during the Second Reading: the inclusion of agriculture and fisheries within the scope of the Bill.Unassigned
    25 Jan 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding the geographical area of a market, in the context of the term “market failure”, as discussed during the Second Reading.Unassigned
    25 Jan 2022
  • Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Leigh regarding questions raised during the Second Reading debate: value for money, statutory guidance, further controls and restraints, ailing and insolvent enterprises.Unassigned
    25 Jan 2022
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Kirsty Blackman MP regarding issues discussed during the Committee stage: Clause 68, the governance arrangements for the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU), the misuse of subsidies, Minimal Financial Assistance.Unassigned
    22 Nov 2021
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Seema Malhotra MP regarding a person’s ability to ask the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to review a subsidy made under a subsidy scheme, as discussed during the Committee stage.Unassigned
    22 Nov 2021
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Kirsty Blackman MP and Seema Malhotra MP regarding Clause 60 (post-award referrals) of the Bill, as discussed at Committee stage (eighth sitting).Unassigned
    9 Nov 2021
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Kirsty Blackman MP and Seema Malhotra MP regarding clarification on Clause 37 and the procedural requirements for the provision of Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA), as discussed during the Committee stageUnassigned
    9 Nov 2021
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Seema Malhotra MP regarding a point raised during the committee stage: how 'persons under common control" are treated under the provisions of the Bill.Unassigned
    2 Nov 2021
  • Letter from Paul Scully MP to Kirsty Blackman MP regarding matters connected to clause 16.Unassigned
    1 Nov 2021

Press notices · 1

  • Have your say on the Subsidy Control BillCommons
    1 Oct 2021

Act of Parliament · 1

  • Subsidy Control Act 2022 (c. 23)Unassigned
    28 Apr 2022

Committee Debate · 12

  • Committee Debates: compilation pdf of sittings so farCommons
    18 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 11th SittingCommons
    18 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 9th SittingCommons
    16 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 10th SittingCommons
    16 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 7th SittingCommons
    4 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 8th SittingCommons
    4 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 5th SittingCommons
    2 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 6th SittingCommons
    2 Nov 2021
  • Committee Debates: 3rd SittingCommons
    28 Oct 2021
  • Committee Debates: 4th SittingCommons
    28 Oct 2021
  • Committee Debates: 1st SittingCommons
    26 Oct 2021
  • Committee Debates: 2nd SittingCommons
    26 Oct 2021

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 2

  • Legislative Consent Motion not agreed by the Scottish Parliament - 17 March 2022Unassigned
    17 Mar 2022· 122 KB
  • Legislative Consent Motion not agreed by Senedd Cymru - 2 March 2022Lords
    2 Mar 2022· 189 KB

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