division_name: Subsidy Control Bill
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c341.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;If areas that have suffered historical economic disadvantage will no longer have the right to greater flexibility of subsidy over other regions&#8230; what alternative approach does the Government propose to ensure that disadvantaged areas can compete on a level playing field?&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c342.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;build an economy of the future through catalytic public investments&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c342.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;to remain internationally competitive against peer nations where business investment levels&#8211;and public spending&#8230;far outstrips our own.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c342.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;could deny Parliament a proper chance to scrutinise how the new system will work&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c342.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;There are considerable unknowns&#8212;because key features of the regime will be defined later in secondary legislation or statutory guidance. The analysis of the regime&#8217;s impact is also based on historical data when UK public authorities had to comply with the EU State aid regime.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c342.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We should expect the behaviour of public authorities&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c355.0/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;subsidy&#8230;of interest or particular interest&#8221;,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c356.6/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;for the purpose of safeguarding national security&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c359.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Subsidies should be designed to achieve their specific policy objective while minimising any negative effects on competition or investment within the United Kingdom.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c359.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Subsidies&#8217; beneficial effects&#8230;should outweigh any negative effects, including in particular negative effects on competition or investment within the United Kingdom; international trade or investment.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Subsidies should pursue a specific policy objective in order to remedy an identified market failure&#8221;?</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the practical application of&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the subsidy control principles;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) the energy and environment principles;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) the subsidy control requirements in Chapters 2 and 3&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Subsidies in relation to energy and environment shall be aimed at and incentivise the beneficiary in&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) delivering a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system and a well-functioning and competitive energy market, or</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/11" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) increasing the level of environmental protection compared to the level that would be achieved in the absence of the subsidy.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c360.5/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system and a well-functioning and competitive energy market&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c366.0/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The provisions of Union law listed in Annex 5&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c366.0/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;shall apply to the United Kingdom, including with regard to measures supporting the production of and trade in agricultural products&#8230;in respect of measures which affect that trade between Northern Ireland and the Union which is subject to this Protocol.&#8221;</p>