Subsidy Control Act 2022
make provision regulating the giving of subsidies out of public resources; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
What is this Bill?
The Subsidy Control Act 2022 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 30 June 2021 and became an Act of Parliament on 28 April 2022.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
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Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Impact Assessment
14/03/2022
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
28th April 2022
Royal Assent: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
28th April 2022
Royal Assent (Commons)
28th April 2022
Act of Parliament
Subsidy Control Act 2022 (c. 23)
20th April 2022
Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)
20th April 2022
Programme motion
20th April 2022
Bill proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 April 2022
20th April 2022
Amendment Paper
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 April 2022
20th April 2022
Selection of amendments: Commons
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng - 20 April 2022
19th April 2022
Amendment Paper
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 19 April 2022
14th April 2022
Amendment Paper
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 14 April 2022
29th March 2022
Explanatory Notes
Bill 296 EN 2021-22
29th March 2022
Bill
Bill 296 2021-22 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
28th March 2022
3rd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
28th March 2022
3rd reading (Lords)
28th March 2022
Will write letters
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.
23rd March 2022
Select Committee report
24th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
22nd March 2022
Report stage: Minutes of Proceedings Part 2 (Lords)
22nd March 2022
Report stage: Minutes of Proceedings Part 1 (Lords)
22nd March 2022
Report stage: Part 2 (Lords)
22nd March 2022
Report stage: Part 1 (Lords)
22nd March 2022
Bill
HL Bill 137 (as amended on Report)
18th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113-I Marshalled list for Report
17th March 2022
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures
Legislative Consent Motion not agreed by the Scottish Parliament - 17 March 2022
17th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113(e) Amendment for Report
16th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113(d) Amendments for Report
15th March 2022
Will write letters
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.
15th March 2022
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Subsidy Control Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
15th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113(c) Amendments for Report
14th March 2022
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
14th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113(b) Amendments for Report
7th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 113(a) Amendment for Report
2nd March 2022
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures
Legislative Consent Motion not agreed by Senedd Cymru - 2 March 2022
24th February 2022
Will write letters
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.
18th February 2022
Will write letters
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.
18th February 2022
Will write letters
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.
18th February 2022
Will write letters
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.
9th February 2022
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
9th February 2022
Committee stage (Lords)
9th February 2022
Bill
HL Bill 113 (as amended in Grand Committee)
8th February 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IV(a) Amendment for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
7th February 2022
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
7th February 2022
Committee stage (Lords)
7th February 2022
Will write letters
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.
7th February 2022
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Callanan to Lord Purvis regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage (second day): Levelling up fund, relocation prohibition.
7th February 2022
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Callanan to Baroness Jones regarding how the Government defines fossil fuel subsidies.
7th February 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand Committee
3rd February 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Grand Committee
2nd February 2022
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
2nd February 2022
Committee stage (Lords)
2nd February 2022
Will write letters
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).
2nd February 2022
Will write letters
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.
2nd February 2022
Will write letters
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.
31st January 2022
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
31st January 2022
Committee stage (Lords)
31st January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II Second marshalled list for Grand Committee
28th January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-I(a) Amendments for Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
27th January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Grand Committee
26th January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84(d) Amendments for Grand Committee
25th January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84(c) Amendments for Grand Committee
25th January 2022
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Callanan to Peers regarding the publication of illustrative regulations, guidance and examples of streamlined routes for the Bill.
25th January 2022
Will write letters
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.
25th January 2022
Will write letters
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.
25th January 2022
Will write letters
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.
21st January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84(b) Amendment for Grand Committee
20th January 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84(a) Amendments for Grand Committee
19th January 2022
2nd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
19th January 2022
2nd reading (Lords)
13th January 2022
Briefing papers
Subsidy Control Bill
13th January 2022
Select Committee report
17th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
15th December 2021
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Subsidy Control Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
14th December 2021
1st reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
14th December 2021
1st reading (Lords)
14th December 2021
Bill
HL Bill 84 (as brought from the Commons)
14th December 2021
Minutes of Proceedings
Minutes of Proceedings
14th December 2021
Lords Hansard
Lords Hansard
14th December 2021
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 84 Explanatory Notes
13th December 2021
3rd reading (Commons)
13th December 2021
Report stage (Commons)
13th December 2021
Programme motion
13th December 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 December 2021
13th December 2021
Amendment Paper
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 December 2021
13th December 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 13 December 2021
10th December 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 10 December 2021
9th December 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 9 December 2021
8th December 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 8 December 2021
7th December 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 7 December 2021
7th December 2021
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Progress of the Bill
1st December 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 1 December 2021
22nd November 2021
Will write letters
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.
22nd November 2021
Will write letters
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.
19th November 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Scottish Government (SCB06)
19th November 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Ardtornish Hydro (SCB05)
19th November 2021
Bill
Bill 196 2021-22 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
18th November 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
18th November 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 18 November 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
18th November 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 18 November 2021
18th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 November 2021
17th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 17 November 2021
16th November 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
16th November 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 16 November 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
16th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 November 2021
15th November 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 November 2021
12th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 12 November 2021
9th November 2021
Will write letters
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 stage
9th November 2021
Will write letters
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).
5th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2021
5th November 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by The Centre for Public Data (SCB04)
4th November 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
4th November 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 4 November 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
4th November 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 4 November
4th November 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 November 2021
3rd November 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 3 November 2021
3rd November 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP (SCB03)
2nd November 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
2nd November 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 November 2021
2nd November 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 2 November
2nd November 2021
Will write letters
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.
2nd November 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 2 November 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
1st November 2021
Will write letters
Letter from Paul Scully MP to Kirsty Blackman MP regarding matters connected to clause 16.
1st November 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 1 November 2021
29th October 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 29 October 2021
29th October 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose, DWF (SCB01)
29th October 2021
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Rolls-Royce plc (SCB02)
28th October 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
28th October 2021
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 28 October 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
28th October 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 October 2021
27th October 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2021
27th October 2021
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 28 October
26th October 2021
Committee stage (Commons)
26th October 2021
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 October 2021
26th October 2021
Proceeding
All proceedings up to 26 October 2021 at Public Bill Committee Stage
25th October 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2021
1st October 2021
Press notices
Have your say on the Subsidy Control Bill
24th September 2021
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 24 September 2021
22nd September 2021
2nd reading (Commons)
22nd September 2021
Money resolution
22nd September 2021
Programme motion
22nd September 2021
Commons Hansard Daily Report
2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
16th July 2021
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
1st July 2021
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Memorandum by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1st July 2021
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
30th June 2021
1st reading (Commons)
30th June 2021
Explanatory Notes
Bill 135 EN 2021-22
30th June 2021
Bill
Bill 135 2021-22 (as introduced)