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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for that, which brings me to the point that I wanted to make in response to him. I discerned that that seemed to be his point—that the Bill may cause harm to…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister says that it is unlikely that investigations would trigger concerns on both national security and competition grounds. However, the position that we are in right now…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)It is important that the Committee recognises the momentous occasion of the first use of the vaccine in this country and congratulates the Minister. It is also important that we…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)My question is not about the broadness of the orders, or even the discretion that the Secretary of State has, because, as the Minister has observed, we have sought to probe that…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for the amendment and for the excellent point that he is making. Does he think that if a company was being acquired by a hostile actor, and the Secretary of…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments, but I am disappointed that he seems determined merely to respond from his notes, regardless of the validity of the points put to him. On why…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a really important point, because we all know that what is measured throws a light on the process behind it. If these orders are not measured, I am…08 Dec 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Sentencing of Pro-democracy ActivistsOur hearts go out to those who have been imprisoned in pursuit of their human rights, but they deserve more than that. They deserve to be remembered in our trade and in our…07 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. He makes a good point, which reflects why we are proposing this amendment to test the Bill. As he says, influence can be…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. I listened carefully to what he laid out. I have some considerations, which I do not feel he fully addressed. In broad terms, he raised many…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes, I am asking whether the Minister would like to intervene.03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I am disappointed that the Minister chose not to address the genuine concern about the provisions in the Bill being gamed by hostile actors. I share his concerns about increasing…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 13, page 8, line 22, at end insert— “(4) The Secretary of State must publish guidance that covers— (a) consideration of the impact of a…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityI am afraid that I do not have the time fully to go into the reasons why that intervention is wholly without value. First, we are talking about fixed networks here. Secondly, the…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityI would like to start by thanking the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) and my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) for securing this important…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)Amendment 17 addresses the unwinding of void transactions. Clause 13, which is the start of chapter 3 of the Bill, is concerned with the approval of notifiable acquisitions. It…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, which by and large I agree with. That is why we are not seeking to remove the power, but to ensure that the Government and the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for that intervention, and we will not oppose clause stand part. Question put and agreed to. Clause 18 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I sense that the Minister’s speech is coming to a close. He makes the point that voiding is the logical consequence of the new regime, based on mandatory notification. I have said…03 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for eloquently setting out the clause. I have to suggest that he not place words into my mouth—certainly as we have such excellent reporting. Although I did…03 Dec 2020