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HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI have to say that I do not remember reading the Rifkind report, which suggests that it did not make a significant impression, as it was my job to look at the management of the…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He raises two important points: one of reciprocity between how Huawei acts and how vendors from Europe and the US are able…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI admire the fact that the right hon. Gentleman compares the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom with Back-Bench Labour MPs. I entirely agree that many Back-Bench Labour MPs…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe hon. Gentleman anticipates some of what this debate is about, but I point out to him that in 2003 there were no relevant powers or requirements on operators to notify when a…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI, too, look forward to the point at which we agree on something, but let us be absolutely clear about this: the telecoms infrastructure that the Labour Government oversaw was, in…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI welcome the Secretary of State to his place. It is somewhat surprising to see him, as my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen (Tracy Brabin) had expected to see him in the…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his proposed support. He raises another important point, which I will address immediately. First, we do not want to think that the involvement of…10 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeStaff and suppliers will be devastated by the collapse of Flybe. Regional economies and cultural activities will also be severely impacted, especially in the absence of decent…05 Mar 2020HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI wholly support the Secretary of State’s celebration of the work of Ada Lovelace, but does she recognise that the work of women such as Ada Lovelace and Katherine Johnson, who…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnlike that Government aide, in the north-east we know that we do need farmers—not least because they protect our glorious Northumberland and County Durham countryside. Can the…05 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/US Trade Agreement: Thames ValleyThe Government’s own figures show that a US trade deal could raise the north-east’s economy by a maximum of 0.4% a year and that a no-deal Brexit will cut the north-east’s economy…05 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this…04 Mar 2020HANSARDResearch and Development InvestmentI welcome the Secretary of State and the Science Minister to their places. Science is critical to our national prosperity, and it is important that it should be led by them,…03 Mar 2020HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: Net Zero BuildingsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) not only on securing this important debate, but on…26 Feb 2020HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: Net Zero BuildingsI thank the Minister for giving way and for rightly challenging me on the costs of the proposals I cited from the Labour manifesto. Our manifesto was fully costed, and the cost…26 Feb 2020HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: Net Zero BuildingsHow much does it cost?26 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemDoes the Home Secretary recognise that by equating skills and salary, she is saying to the lab technician driving innovation in Newcastle University and to the careworker helping…24 Feb 2020HANSARDBroadbandIf only complacency built networks, we would have the fastest broadband in the world, but it does not, and neither does it keep our network secure. In June, the National Cyber…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMolly Russell was only 14 when she killed herself after viewing posts on Instagram. David Turnball was 75 when he lost his pension through an unregulated financial product that…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 9, in clause 1, page 1, line 17, at end insert— “(c) the operator intends to provide an electronic telecommunications service that can deliver an average…11 Feb 2020