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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, which I found very helpful. If he believes me to be presenting both sides of the argument at once, perhaps that is because the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)Absolutely. That is why we are not seeking a statutory definition of national security. That is why we are seeking to include and to set out points that the Secretary of State may…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I can only ascribe my lack of the usual Geordie central heating to being so far from home at the moment. I take the hon. Gentleman’s point about the new clause seriously, and I…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am listening intently to the Minister’s response—given the great skills of the Committee he is taking the new clause in the right spirit—but it is not appropriate to say that we…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)rose —10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response, not all of which was entirely unexpected. I also thank the hon. Member for Glenrothes for his speech and his interventions, which were very…10 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementThe Government’s “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign looks lovely, but it does not answer the question: get ready for what? Deal? No deal? What deal? Businesses have a pandemic to…09 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Does he agree that it would be helpful if we could be sure that the Minister’s accuracy were not as low when reporting my hon.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. When he says that an interim order can be in place for at most 75 days, I think he is adding 30 days, which is the initial period, to 45…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I genuinely thank the Minister for the clarification that equity investments will be included in this bit of the Bill.08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise to say a few words in support of my hon. Friend’s amendment. The excellent points that he has made have highlighted a theme of the Committee’s discussions: the potential…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for the progress he is making in reading out the provisions of these clauses, but I am trying to understand the length of time that an interim order can be in…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)The Committee recognises the importance of giving the powers in the Bill to the Secretary of State in the interests of national security. The powers of redaction are, or could be,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I am not sure that it is time limited, because of the number of additional voluntary periods that the Secretary of State can invoke.08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)Does my hon. Friend think that shortening the JR period for administrative reasons is especially contentious, given that the judicial review process would be the only option for…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)rose —08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)Was my hon. Friend as confused as I was when the Minister spoke about this Bill not being the place to introduce public interest? The Government, however, have introduced…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for the excellent points that he is making, which give cause for concern and thought. Given the Minister’s earlier assertion that there was no need for a…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise to speak to amendment 22, which is in my name and that of my hon. Friends, and to new clause 4. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once more, Mr Twigg, and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I had been just about to conclude by saying that a key reason for the amendment moved by my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South is that it asserts and requires the supremacy…08 Dec 2020