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To assist the Committee, please explain why in the circumstances the UK Government required to make the notification as described above on 13 October, or whether the notification could have been made on an earlier date, which in turn could have meant that the instrument could have been laid on an earlier date, and so...
Given those comments and the fact that we are still in recession—or in a second recession—it is hard to work up enthusiasm for the bill or to conclude that it is the right time to introduce such measures.
The last thing that I did before Parliament went into recess was provide an extra £275 million of non-recurring funding for Covid-related matters, and that was not ring fenced.
In relation to applications for approval of conditions, if the last date for making an application for an approval is within the emergency period then the time limit for making such an application is to the end of the 12-month period.
Although no formal points have been raised by our legal advisers, the committee may wish to note that, in this case, the 40th day postdates the date on which the order comes into force.