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HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThe hon. Member makes some really important points, and I pay tribute to the extraordinary work conducted by our intelligence services and counter-terrorism police. By its nature,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThank you for your statement, Mr Speaker. With permission, I will make a statement on the work the Government are leading to defend our democracy and those who serve within it,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceI will make a little bit of progress. It also includes £30 million for coastal adaptation pilots in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and £104 billion in private…10 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceLet me begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham) for securing this important debate. Her dedicated advocacy for the resilience of rural…10 Mar 2026HANSARDEconomic Crime Information SharingEconomic crime is a significant threat to our national security and to the prosperity of the UK. To effectively prevent, investigate and disrupt economic crime, it is vital that…09 Mar 2026HANSARDFraud Strategy 2026My noble Friend the Minister of State, Lord Hanson of Flint, has today made the following written ministerial statement: Today the Government publish their fraud strategy 2026,…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a simple point of fact, FIRS is not three years old. When we came into government, FIRS was not a properly developed system. [ Interruption. ] Opposition Members may groan, but…05 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign State Actors: DisinformationDisinformation by hostile state actors, particularly from Russia, is an immediate and evolving threat characterised by divisive information operations and the manipulation of…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe arguments about FIRS are well rehearsed, but I am old enough to remember when Conservative Members said that we would not introduce FIRS. Then they said that we would…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCyber-threatsI completely agree with my hon. Friend: public procurement is an important tool that ensures the UK’s cyber-security. On Great British Railways, the Department for Transport works…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCyber-threatsWe are working with our allies to counter cyber-threats, most recently using sanctions against Chinese tech companies and Russian cyber criminals. The National Crime Agency has…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCyber-securityIn November, the Government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill to protect essential digital services from cyber-attacks and to…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCyber-securityLet me assure my hon. Friend that the Government are absolutely committed to strengthening the UK’s resilience. We have invested in the Government Cyber Co-ordination Centre, a…05 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign State Actors: DisinformationI agree with my hon. Friend that social media platforms have a very important role to play in safeguarding our democracy. The foreign interference offence is a priority offence…05 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I cannot comment on specifics relating to individuals. Along with the director-general of MI5, I recently briefed the chief executives of…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe hon. Lady raises an important point. I can give her and the House the assurance that we have checks and balances in place to ensure that decisions such as the one that she…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsMy hon. Friend raised this matter with the Foreign Secretary just yesterday, and he is right to do so. He will know that the Government commissioned Jonathan Hall to look at the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am grateful to the right hon. and learned Member and share in much of the analysis that he has brought forward. Misunderstandings are never helpful and, under these…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsMy hon. Friend is right to raise that point, and he has done so consistently. The Rycroft review provides a very important opportunity to take stock of the threats and challenges,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for contributing to the Rycroft review, not least because he and a number of his colleagues have expert insight into the consequences of…04 Mar 2026