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HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI am grateful for the contributions of all right hon. and hon. Members. The hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) was worried that we had changed the Bill in a way that…06 Jul 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillYes, my hon. Friend may know her Pepper v. Hart, and I have just put it on the record in this House, but obviously I will take a close look at the guidance as it is developed. The…06 Jul 2026HANSARD National Security (State Threats) BillI do not want us to go into specific examples, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we keep a very close eye on what proxy actors and state actors by proxy are doing in our…06 Jul 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing the debate. He will, of course, know the importance to this Government of the topics…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeAs always, the right hon. Gentleman has asked a very important question. I think the key thing to understand is that this work is ongoing, and that there will be co-operation…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe hon. Lady points out that adaptation is a cross-Government, cross-departmental thing. The way that the UK Government are organised means that Departments that are responsible…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeHas he just come in?29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI give way.29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeAll I will say is that it is important that we rebuild our industrial infrastructure and make sure that we not only maintain but strengthen our sovereign capabilities, not only…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeI agree, and it is important for the hon. Lady to understand that we are integrating climate change risks into our work. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is…29 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe hon. Lady is correct, and she talks about mitigation. There is also an adaptation issue here, which I was addressing, but clearly the cross-departmental nature of…29 Jun 2026HANSARDNatural Disasters: Community ResilienceThe overnight news of the earthquake in Venezuela, which has caused a lot of damage, is very concerning. I know that my colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceDual-use infrastructure is an important part of how we do planning, and my hon. Friend is right that we have to be much smarter and more forward thinking than perhaps has been the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNatural Disasters: Community ResilienceThrough our resilience action plan, we are driving a whole-of-society approach to resilience, which seeks to integrate the voluntary, community and faith sectors into planning and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNatural Disasters: Community ResilienceI recognise that the hon. Gentleman’s constituents have concerns, as do the constituents of other Cornish Members of Parliament who have talked to me. Hundreds were left without…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceWe are delivering our resilience action plan to strengthen national resilience, and we are building a system in which Government, business and society work together to anticipate…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceThe national risk register includes the effects of climate change. Although the Government are working internationally on mitigation, it is also important that adaptation takes…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceI certainly empathise and sympathise with the right hon. Gentleman’s loss. The loss of a parent in similar circumstances has been felt in many other households because of the toll…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceWhen I was first in government in 1997, I discovered that I was the Minister for Canals, which was a particularly enjoyable part of the brief, so I understand what the hon. Lady…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Resilience PlanningWe are driving a step change in national resilience through our resilience action plan. Central to that is our national security risk assessment, which embeds clear accountability…25 Jun 2026