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HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am grateful to the hon. Member, as always, for his words about our commitment to these matters. I know he shares that commitment, and he has been a tireless champion for the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe Chair of the Home Affairs Committee is absolutely right. I hope she understands the seriousness with which we take these matters. I spend a lot of time working with the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderindicated assent .04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his response. I am grateful to him for acknowledging the speed at which the Government have sought to make a statement. I know that he and right…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and his Committee for the important work that they do, and I am grateful for their report. He will have seen the comprehensive response from the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman did not ask me about FIRS, because he has consistently done so and I always enjoy our exchanges. He will understand that I have come here…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 ArrestsThe counter-political espionage and interference plan draws together numerous important strands of activity across Government and ensures that all that work is properly…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe hon. Gentleman makes some important points. He will have heard what I said about FIRS. It is an important capability, and we need ensure that it is deployed in the right way,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He has developed something of a knack for finding a good question that most people will have in their mind. I can give him the assurances…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe right hon. Gentleman, who is a very experienced Member of this House, will know that, given that we are referring to events that took place just a couple of hours ago, it…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the SIA. He is right that this Government have ensured that our intelligence services have access to the resources they need in a…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 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsWith great respect to the hon. Lady—I always listen carefully to what she has to say, because she represents a part of the United Kingdom that I have a long-standing interest…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe hon. Member will have heard from my opening remarks that Chinese officials have been démarched in both London and Beijing. I hope he will also understand that we are…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsOf course the Government will do everything to ensure that the counter-terrorism police and intelligence agencies have whatever they need to conduct this investigation. As the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDChina: Foreign Interference ArrestsThe right hon. Member is right to raise the importance of the work done by the Electoral Commission. It is a key member of the defending democracy taskforce, and we work closely…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 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 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 2026