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HANSARDFar-right Online Conspiracy TheoriesMr Speaker: “No one should have to accept racist abuse as the price to pay for being in the public eye”, the Secretary of State assured footballers. No one should have to accept…04 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Space IndustryI thank the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) and the Backbench Business Committee for bringing forward this very important debate today. There have been so many…04 Feb 2021HANSARDWork and PensionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOne year after the UK’s first covid patient arrived at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary, I know the Secretary of State will want to join me in congratulating Newcastle’s NHS…02 Feb 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 11, page18, line 26, at end insert— “(aa) an assessment of the impact on security of changes to the diversity of the supply chain for network…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham for an exciting intervention from his phone, and I thank the Minister for his comments. As I think I have said, I spent…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will speak to amendments 18 and 19, standing in my name and those of my hon. Friends, and to clauses 15 to 17. As the Minister set out, the clauses are about key powers in the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you for the clarification, Mr Hollobone. I see that we are discussing whether clauses 15 and 16 stand part. I support those clauses and look forward to the Minister’s…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)The point I am making—clearly, I did not make it effectively—is that that sector is becoming this sector. The cloud sector is becoming the telecoms sector. The reason we need this…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)I rise to support the excellent comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester and my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham. I did well to delay my remarks…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)We support clause 17 and our amendments are intended to make it more accountable to Parliament and therefore more successful and effective in securing our national security.26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you, Mr Hollobone. It is sometimes confusing to know exactly what is being discussed at what point. With that, I ask the Minister to respond to our concerns about the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr McCabe. I will not detain the Committee long with a consideration of the clauses, and I thank the Minister for so…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)I support and second the comments and contributions of my hon. Friend the Member for the City of Chester (Christian Matheson) and of my right hon. Friend the Member for North…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This debate is important for the Bill and important for our new clauses. It is also important that the Minister clarifies what the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)As always, my right hon. Friend raises a good point. Having worked for a quango, I had clear insight into the line between independence and dependence, and into the importance of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)rose—26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way and for the tone of his response to the different points we made. I will leave the reassurance about writing to the ISC to my right hon. Friend…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 5 is similar in its intent to amendment 19, which we discussed earlier. As with all our amendments and new…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Eighth sitting)Speaking as someone who was head of technology at Ofcom, I am aware that it engages in horizon scanning. I am sure the Minister will come on to this, but while there might be…26 Jan 2021