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HANSARD National Security BillI am delighted that my right hon. Friend interrupted me just as I was fiddling around with my paperwork. There are two critical points that I will come to very shortly, looking at…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe right hon. Member is, as ever, coming up with some interesting ideas. Are those ideas for this Bill, or would they have been better in the National Security and Investment Act…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillNo, my hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is where the element of judgment comes in. By the way, I thank him for interrupting me. I look forward to the day when colleagues…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the GRU and the Internet Research Agency placing adverts on Facebook and other social media sites for pro-gun and anti-gun rallies, and for…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanI pay tribute to my former colleagues who worked on Operation Pitting, including Colonel Dave Middleton and my former boss Brigadier James Martin. Looking at the report, does the…26 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingI have not done so, so I should be much more circumspect.25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingThe hon. Gentleman raises a valuable point. I am not sure I can argue the details of that because I do not know enough about the individual case. Simply put, if that individual is…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingThat is a good question; I am not sure I can define it. It is possible to define the outcome, which is trying to influence events in an unethical, potentially illegal way, while…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingThe hon. Member makes a very important and valuable point. Cambridge University’s relationship with China is very unhealthy, and Professor Stephen Toope’s leadership of Cambridge…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingObtuse and obscure. Together with lawyers, accountants, estate agents, public relations professionals and other enablers, lobbyists have formed a buffer around these people. I…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingYou are right, Dame Angela. Thank you very much for correcting me. I shall be a bit more obtuse about—25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingI thank all Members for taking part and you, Dame Angela, for chairing the debate. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered foreign lobbying in the UK.25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineIn the relatively short time that I have, I will make a few general points. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies), and I agreed with much of…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingIt is completely true that, hastened by war, we are now moving in the right direction; two economic crime Bills and the National Security Bill are going to be very positive.…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingI beg to move, That this House has considered foreign lobbying in the UK. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I am going to use this debate on…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingBriefly, the hon. Member is right to point to a better definition. When I was talking about “hostile” states, probably I should have changed that to “hostile, adversarial and…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI am listening intently to what the hon. Gentleman is saying about the how the Moskva was struck. Is he questioning whether the Neptune missiles destroyed it? Completely by…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is making a good case about when the war started, but there is another good case for suggesting—given the hybrid, integrated approach to warfare that Russia has…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Ukrainerose—26 Apr 2022HANSARD UkraineOn that point, targeted missiles of the kind we have seen launched at tanks at short range are an answer, but the argument in favour of moving to NATO calibre 155 is that, all…26 Apr 2022