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HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationI thank my noble friend for the question, which is interesting. I have not been made aware that any of those behaviours have yet happened. Anyone who watches the news is aware of…11 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationI think it is fair to say that of course I agree with the noble and gallant Lord. It is also about making sure the foundations we have in place are right too. We go from national…11 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 and 26 January be approved. Relevant document: 50th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in…11 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationYes, in opposition. But let me be clear: proscription powers are designed for non-state terror organisations, not state organisations. We have committed to taking forward plans…11 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, this has been part 2 of the “Finn and Anderson show” today. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, for the points she raised. I was a little disappointed that she did…09 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am going to speak slightly slowly so that my officials have time to swap out, because they are two different teams. The purpose of this statutory instrument is to…09 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 50th…09 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations make targeted amendments to the Procurement Regulations 2024 so that key parts of the Procurement Act 2023 operate effectively in practice. They…09 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026.09 Mar 2026HANSARDProcurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, the problem when there are only two of us, as we are getting used to, is that I do not necessarily have time to answer all the questions, but I will give it a go. As…09 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, with the indulgence of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place earlier today relating to espionage. The Statement is as follows: “With your…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their contributions, the very tone of which demonstrates how serious these matters are. I thank the noble Baroness,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the noble and gallant Lord. I believe I have all my fingers, but he is right—this is about how we engage, what issues are in our national interests, where we can…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateThe noble Lord has campaigned actively on these issues through the Free Speech Union, as I did in my previous iteration at Index on Censorship—slightly different approaches and…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the noble Lord, who is also my friend whom I have known, I hate to say, for two decades—so this is all his fault. He raises a very important point about the foreign…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI did not see the question going there. The noble Lord is aware of my commitment to the Armed Forces and that I consider myself to be part of the extended military family as an…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank my noble friend, who had a Question on this specific issue last year. It encouraged me to check where my clothes are made when buying them, which has made shopping on…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI believe the noble Viscount was present when I presented the Statement on the national security element of the Chinese embassy. I and other Minister have repeatedly come before…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the noble Lord for his congratulations. I cannot believe there were not already 150 people signed up to listen to him. He is right that, in this space and everywhere else,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her question. She is right about the precise language. I will go back and reflect on my pack, and make sure that is fed back to everybody.…04 Mar 2026