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HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to the hon. Member for the work he does on the Committee. I hope that when I gave evidence to the Committee, I conveyed the seriousness and importance that we attach…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to the right hon. Member for his remarks, as well as the work he has done in this area and his service on the Committee. As a former Committee member, he will…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActThe takeaway is that the CPS made an independent decision this morning, and that this Government will do everything we can to keep the country safe. That is the takeaway.15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActWhen the hon. Member takes a moment to think carefully about these things, he will understand that Government Ministers should not speculate on the reasons provided for a…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI accept the charge the hon. Gentleman makes against me that it is my responsibility to defend our national security, and I hope he understands that that is something I take…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman, but I do not agree with what he has just said, I am afraid, nor do I agree with the characterisation he makes around the…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to the hon. Member for his remarks, but I hope that he would acknowledge that the incidents he described, about which he rightly has concerns, were condemned by the…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActThe only signal that this Government will send is that threats to our country, wherever they come from, will not be tolerated.15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI recognise that the right hon. Gentleman has, for entirely understandable reasons, a very long-standing interest in these matters, but I am afraid I do not agree with the…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI certainly agree with the hon. Member in his assessment of my being not happy. The decision was communicated this morning. The points he raised were reasonable, constructive and…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the work he has done to support his constituents and champion Hongkongers. Hopefully he heard my earlier remarks about the respect and…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her remarks, and I completely understand why she has phrased them in the way that she has. Let me also join her in thanking you, Mr…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActWe are not doing what the hon. Gentleman suggests we are. What we are seeking to do is ensure that we have all the right tools to guard against the nature of the threats that we…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActIf I may say so, that is a very clever question from the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee. I hope that the right hon. Lady will understand that, given that the decision was…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to the hon. Member, as I aways am, for the very sensible and reasonable way in which she has made her comments. She raises a number of important observations, many…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who raises an important point. I can give him and his constituents the assurances he seeks. The Government take these threats incredibly seriously…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActI hope that my hon. Friend knows that this Government hugely appreciate and respect the relationship we have with Hongkongers. Through the processes in place, we will absolutely…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActMy hon. Friend raises an important point about our allies. Many of the threats and challenges we face are shared ones, which is precisely why the UK Government convened the five…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActLet me seek to address the shadow Home Secretary’s points. He raised the question of whether China constitutes a threat or not. I think I was very clear in the language that I…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Official Secrets ActThis morning, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to proceed with the prosecution of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, who had been charged with espionage for China…15 Sept 2025