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HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and affordability is a consequence of the level of competition, of the profits that mobile operators are making and of network capacity. The…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI welcome my hon. Friend to the House and to this debate, and I thank her for that excellent contribution. I was coming to that point, but let me make it now and agree with her.…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI welcome my hon. Friend. She makes an excellent point: an active Government can really make a difference in ensuring that all their citizens can benefit from broadband. It is a…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI would like to ask the Minister whether he feels that the current regulatory environment is delivering for businesses and people. Does he feel that a regulatory environment where…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy hon. Friend has made another important point. Notspots do happen, even in city centres. There are householders who can see Canary Wharf from their windows, but cannot connect…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe hon. Gentleman paints a disturbing picture of rural communities that have yet to have the connectivity that they require, but it is also very true of the country as a whole.…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s experience and knowledge of the digital sector, which makes her very aware of the importance of ending the current digital divide. I shall say…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillIt is a great pleasure to speak on the Bill as the shadow Minister for Digital. I start by declaring an interest: before entering the House, I worked as a telecommunications…22 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Businesses in ScotlandI would like to offer the shadow Secretary of State’s apologies, because she cannot be with us today. But it is the Secretary of State who has been AWOL from business—missing in…21 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Businesses in ScotlandThe Secretary of State did not even say the words “frictionless trade”, and her reassurances will not give businesses very much hope, but given that we know the Prime Minister’s…21 Jan 2020HANSARDFull-fibre and Gigabit-capable BroadbandThis is my first questions session shadowing the Digital Minister, who, as a former tech journalist, knows something of his subject—and as a former telecoms engineer, so do I. We…16 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldThe right hon. Gentleman is being generous. I fear that the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) is confusing gravity with geography. Of course, it is entirely possible to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI thank the Foreign Secretary for referring to the emergency that is climate change and legislation to bring about a net-zero economy, but legislation is not enough; we need to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to speak in this, my first debate of the new decade, with you in the Chair and on such an important subject—Britain in the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI thank my hon. Friend for making that intervention, because it is absolutely true that scientific links, as well as being part of the UK’s soft power, are in the interests of…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the Worldrose —13 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityI agree with much of the Minister’s critique of Iran and of General Soleimani, and I of course support the US’s right to self-defence, but to assert that right through…07 Jan 2020HANSARDConsular Support: UK Nationals OverseasAs a Geordie, may I say what a pleasure it is to hear your northern tones bring order to our proceedings, Mr Speaker? My constituent Christine Scott was falsely arrested and…05 Nov 2019HANSARDConsular Support: UK Nationals Overseas7. What steps he is taking to strengthen consular support for UK nationals overseas.05 Nov 2019HANSARDDigitising Parliamentary Processes3. What recent progress the Commission has made on digitising parliamentary processes.31 Oct 2019