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HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)New clauses 8 and 9 would close a dangerous gap at the heart of the Government’s cyber-security strategy. Right now, the Bill creates a two-tier system. Private companies running…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 43, page 66, line 11, at end insert— “(fa) a requirement to remove, disable or modify hardware, software or other facilities;” This amendment…10 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Company Executives: Undisclosed PaymentsWelsh Water’s chief executive has one of the highest paid jobs in Wales at almost £900,000 a year, and the company is hiking basic pay to get around the Government’s crackdown on…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Currently, the law requires regulated persons to manage risks to the security of their systems. Amendment 28, tabled by the Liberal Democrats, explicitly inserts “risks arising…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Apologies for the preview.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 25, in clause 8, page 7, line 31, at the end insert— “(1A) In paragraph (1), after ‘risks’ insert ‘, including risks arising from fraud,’”. This amendment…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Surely, we cannot pass a cyber-security and resilience Bill that ignores a crime that affects thousands of people. We know that cyber-security criminals across the world attack…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Member is quite right to say that American companies have captured most of the market that he is talking about, particularly the cloud providers. What does he think is…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Postal Services: Rural AreasIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I commend the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) on securing this debate, and on his excellent…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech, and we are all grateful for the opportunity to raise these cases. I have been contacted by a constituent who left the civil service in…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q I would like to continue the line of questioning on the importance of having a single regulator. Other countries, such as the Netherlands, have recently merged their…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q What about workforce? One thing we have heard today from the regulators is that they are going to have to expand their teams. Reportedly, there are thousands of vacancies across…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us. Reporting of several recent cyber-attacks has one thing in common: there were often insufficient security measures in place. British Airways in 2018 is…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q This feels like quite a big issue to be flagging up quite late in the day. In terms of the legislative process, do you think there has been a good enough consultation process…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions. Why have electoral services provided by local authorities not been considered as critical infrastructure? Kanishka Narayan: As I mentioned at the outset,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q Got it. The other question is about board-level responsibility. Numerous witnesses said that they would like to see more on board-level responsibility and people working within…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you both for joining us. I have a very broad, open question: what other measures, both legislative and non-legislative, could the UK Government take to enhance the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q We have heard concerns about definitions, particularly regarding incident reporting. What are your observations on the Bill as it stands, and those definitions? Richard Starnes:…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you know how you would do that information sharing at the moment? Ian Hulme: As we have already explained, the current regs do not allow us to share the information, which is…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us. You mentioned frauds. It is a fact that criminals across the world are targeting British citizens every day. In Dyfed-Powys, over £500,000 was lost to…03 Feb 2026