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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for setting out the provisions of these clauses. Perhaps this is my ignorance, but what will happen to the moneys recouped through the penalties?08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friends and I have set out how we are seeking to provide constructive support and improvement for this Bill. I am disappointed that the Minister seems to feel that no…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 24, in clause 30, page 19, line 44, leave out “making of a final order” and insert “making of an interim or a final order”. This amendment would enable the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for that intervention. I am reluctant to test his tolerance by bringing Brexit into this, but I hope that we will continue to have the means to engage with…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I very much hope that the Minister or his Department will respond to that. My hon. Friend gave an example of an innovative company in need of support from the Department.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to respond in this debate and observe how quickly we have galloped throughs parts 2 and 3. I wonder if that may in part relate to the descending temperatures that…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)That was my assumption, but I know that in certain cases penalties can be used to offset the expenses incurred in creating the regulatory regime, or in supporting companies that…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments on clause 22. This possibly shows a lack of understanding on my part, but could he say a little about how the Secretary of State will…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 23, page 15, line 15, leave out from “as” until end of line 16 and insert “as agreed by the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I hear the Minister repeatedly referencing the judicial review process without, I am afraid, addressing our point: judicial review is not an option that will give relief to a…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for his concern about our encouragement, in our probing amendment, of the Secretary of State having greater powers. When the Minister looks at other…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Committee for considering our amendment and new clause, I thank the Minister for his response and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington for his…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I am sorry to interrupt my hon. Friend while he is in full flow, and I am immensely grateful for what I am learning about the intricacies of the judicial review process and the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for the points he is making, which I am seeking to understand. Clause 49(2) mentions “relevant decisions”. Why would “section 19”, “section 20” and “section…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Let me start my thanking the Minister for setting out the purpose and details of clauses 25 to 28, which set out the remedies and the process of the timelines that we discussed in…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 26(4).08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for his excellent comments on the amendment. Does he also recognise that the report under clause 61 is the one that the Minister just…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)It is quite clear that the acquisition of a vendor in our telecoms network by another country would have almost exactly the same outcome, so it may well apply.08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Given that, as my hon. Friend sets out, this information should be of use to the unit’s internal workings and that it would, I hope, be readily available in the Department, as…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)As always, my hon. Friend makes a really important point, and one that I had not thought of. The point about this being applicable to medium-sized businesses is absolutely right.…08 Dec 2020