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HANSARDChild Protection OnlineThe Secretary of State will have seen the research last week from Ofcom on children’s online ages, which showed that because children routinely sign up for social media before the…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI support this important Bill, which seeks to tackle this most international of criminal problems. The scale of global financial crime is mind-boggling, accounting for up to 5% of…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOn that point, I give way to my hon. Friend.13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI do think we need to look at this more closely, although it is even more complex than my hon. Friend suggests, because we get this ping-on system as well, where a body can be…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) on securing this important debate and…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of my constituents in East Hampshire, I want to convey our sincere sympathies to the royal family and express our heartfelt thanks for the life of Her late Majesty. My…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThe hon. Lady makes an important point. It would be wrong—I am sure she did not mean to say it, even though it is what she just said—to say there was a single cause for those…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillI welcome this ambitious piece of legislation. It is quite right that for a country and an economy such as ours, in which financial services play such a key role, we should be…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsI very much welcome Sir Robert’s comprehensive work, including the recommendation on expedited payments. I have corresponded with the Minister on this on behalf of my…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillMay I join others in welcoming my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) to his place on the Front Bench? He brings a considerable amount of expertise. I…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)Q Exactly, as long as they are part of our regulatory framework. Louise Edwards: Yes.07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)Q I turn to Mr Owen, briefly, to ask about the forthcoming foreign influence registration scheme. From your perspective, what would be your hopes on behalf of the legal profession…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)Q What would the loopholes or potential unintended consequences be to such a provision, and how would you guard against them? Rich Owen: It is important to know the limits to…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)Q I was not trying to start an argument or even a discussion or analysis of end-to-end encryption. I was just asking, relatively speaking, how much do we know? There is a…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)But that is still more than you can see on WhatsApp, where you cannot see a post at all. Poppy Wood: That’s true. I suppose I would say they could do much more about transparency…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Second sitting)Q You mentioned that there is not transparency, but there is at least one type of transparency with Facebook—main Facebook—as in you can see what is on it. I wonder what you think…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (First sitting)Q Given that there is obviously a lower burden of proof—there is no court case—and given the numbers of TPIMs that we have spoken about, are you satisfied that the proportionality…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (First sitting)Q Sir David, you have a long sweep of history to look back at, with GCHQ and your role as the first security and intelligence co-ordinator, and now in academia. Sir Alex was…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (First sitting)Q How do you see information operations working? How might foreign states seek to interfere in our democratic processes and public life? Professor Sir David Omand : If you recall…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (First sitting)Q I realise that we have a tiny amount of time left. It is the curse of these things that we have to finish exactly on time, because we are just getting into this very interesting…07 Jul 2022