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HANSARDLeagrave Station: Step-free AccessSpecifically on third-party funding, does the Minister agree that when it comes to infrastructure projects such as airport expansion, noting Heathrow’s proximity to my…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLeagrave Station: Step-free AccessThe Minister knows this is coming. He has just mentioned the Railways Bill, so would he care to comment on my new clause 69, which would require the setting out of an accessible…09 Feb 2026HANSARDLeagrave Station: Step-free AccessI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way in this very important debate. This issue affects constituencies across the country, including mine—we have problems at Weybridge…09 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. — (Taiwo Owatemi.)05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)If I might just help a colleague, I think the grouping and selection of amendments has changed, so the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe may have the previous iteration.05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 3 will amend the relevant provisions of the NIS regulations, stipulating that operators of essential services are within scope of the regulations whether or not they are…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 8 provides a new definition of “relevant digital service” and makes it clear that this category includes online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for the “get out of jail free” card that he gave me at the end of his question; indeed, I pass that question on to the Minister. The point is well made in…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I broadly agree. This is one of those difficult areas where there can be overlap. I have sympathy with the argument that it is important to use any opportunity, and in particular…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)The scope and breadth of the organisations regulated by these provisions is one of the most important parts of the debate. If the hon. Member can wait a moment, that point will…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I am certainly going to come back to it a few times—if not other Members—and I will invite the Minister to come back to it a few times. Returning to the point about the dependency…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that pertinent intervention. The burden she talks about is not just financial; companies could also find themselves in legal jeopardy should they become…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 7 amends the definition of cloud services, which have been within the scope of regulation since the NIS regulations came into force. The expanded definition emphasises…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)That is a stark message. Going back to my previous point, I struggle to think how many small businesses can really put in the necessary resource to take these sorts of steps on…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend will be aware that the issue regarding the bottleneck in the supply of cloud computing, in which I put data centres, compute more generally and access to large…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Member for Lichfield may be aware that my background is in medicine; I used to be a doctor before I came to this place. One of the skills and challenges in medicine is…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)That is something that I know will come up in debate as we go through the Bill. It is curious that we are receiving consistent feedback that some boards are not taking the issue…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I am reminded of the Committee’s evidence session earlier this week, in which expert after expert lined up to raise concerns around…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Before the Minister moves on—I was a bit nervous that he was going to finish—I have an additional question about the Crown data centre. What happens if a data centre is providing…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank all hon. Members on both sides of the Committee for taking part, and the officials for their work on the…05 Feb 2026