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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My right hon. Friend is quite right. Let me turn to the explanatory notes provided with the Bill as examples, for instance. If person A is contacted by person B to organise…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have listened very carefully to everything the Minister has said. I will speak to all of the new clauses in the group, which is the first of several additions to the Bill…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Of course, and I am grateful. May I bring the Minister’s attention to an example that I have had a chance to look at, and which has broken today? Up to 30 former UK military…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Will the Minister give way?18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My right hon. Friend is making a powerful case for doing things slightly differently. In the conversations we have had with officials, one of the issues we have worked through is,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I suspect the Minister understands the points I am making and is sympathetic to what I am trying to get at. I put him on notice that, where I think there is information that could…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)In our debates on new schedules 1 and 2, we have been through arguments similar to those that apply to new schedule 3. Once again, CT Policing states that these account monitoring…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am so grateful for your guidance, Mr Gray. I want to put on the record my thanks to some of those who have supported the Committee’s deliberations and made our scrutiny…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)There is an awful lot in this group that is still to be determined in regulations, which is always a shame because it does not allow for the same scrutiny as when we consider…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Gray. If I may—18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We thought that that was quite an aspiration at the time, but now it is looking even more unlikely. I just make the point to the Minister that…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Minister absolutely understands the point that I was making. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Schedule 1 Disclosure orders Part 1…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is right that new clauses 22 and 23 set out new offences that are created as a means of promoting compliance with the registration scheme. On that basis, we are satisfied that…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving us a comprehensive understanding of this group of new clauses. Before I talk about them, it is crucial that we have clarity on the outstanding…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 4 is an attempt to make a clear distinction between what is in the Government’s interest and what is in the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for that explanation. We very much welcome new clause 27. My understanding is that the different elements of the scheme could come into effect at different…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)There is a need to try to put a stop to some of this activity, and I just wonder what the relationship is between the visibility and the need to stop it.18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Government new clause 24 lays out the penalties for offences committed under the registration scheme. Subsection (1) states that a person who commits a foreign activity offence is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)New clause 9 and new schedule 2 establish customer information orders, which authorise the police and NCA officers to obtain customer information from financial institutions. In…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I also welcome hon. Members back to the final day of the Committee. We welcome new schedules 1, 2 and 3, and…18 Oct 2022