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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAnd areas of outstanding natural beauty.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. She will probably have to wait 10 to 15 years. There will be a form of planning blight on that land. We have the same with an awful…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a very serious allegation. Corruption has been alleged, but there is no basis for it and it should be withdrawn.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOkay, I give way.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOn the Isle of Wight, we are separated by sea from the mainland. Our local building industry builds between 200 and 300 homes a year, and we cannot really build more. The standard…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI would rather not give way as I have only one minute—08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI have a lot of respect for the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy)—she is not in her place but will be coming back very shortly—but I have to say that her speech was pretty dire,…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Lady completely misunderstands and she gets it completely wrong. Several years ago, the Prime Minister realised that the Isle of Wight was the only island in the UK that…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI thank the Secretary of State for all the work she is doing on this issue. On the foreign lobbying aspect of the Bill, I know that the Government are working through some options…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI have a quick question on that. What does the Secretary of State make of Confucius Institutes, and those academics accused of allegedly recruiting either for the United Front or…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI am very aware of my right hon. Friend’s background. What would he do about oversight of DSF, because it does seem to fall between two Committees, and, as such, it seems to exist…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillIf I understand correctly—perhaps my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis) will be able to help me on this—the Ministry of Defence is covered by the Defence…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making a valuable point. One of the problems that we have to get to grips with is the difference between a paid-up agent—the sort of old-school spy who…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI disagree slightly with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, although he is making a very good point. I think there is a very good argument for treating Oleg Deripaska…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making a very important and valuable point. The Greenham Common people, for instance, absolutely had the right to protest. However, it is also worth…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI am talking about the oversight of the DSF—Director Special Forces. Arguably, at the moment, it does not fall within the remit of the Ministry of Defence. It does not fall within…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI understand that my hon. Friend is talking about STPIMs, but more generally, does he see the Bill as beneficial to liberty overall? I do, because by doing something about covert…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillAs ever, my right hon. Friend stays one step ahead of me. We know that the socialist paradise of Sweden has banned the Confucius Institutes, which is a potentially attractive…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI will not take up too much of the House’s time, but I am delighted to see the Minister in the Chamber. I hope to make some suggestions and give some opinions on some things to do…06 Jun 2022