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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a really powerful point: there are very different principles evident in this element of part 2 compared to those in part 3. We will get into the details of…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 54, page 38, line 29, at end insert— “(2) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a statement…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that introduction to clause 47 and schedule 7. I am particularly interested in what he had to say on special advocates and I will perhaps come on…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair once again, Ms Ali. They say a week is a long time in politics: never has that been truer than this week. I am very pleased to see the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope that you can help me. Earlier this morning, we were notified that today’s planned line-by-line scrutiny session of the National…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Ninth sitting)May I put on the record my great sense of regret and disappointment that the Committee is not progressing today? There is a great deal of support for the Bill, because we all…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Ninth sitting)rose—06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Ninth sitting)My right hon. Friend is making a powerful point. The Government act as if they are presenting the finished Bill, but we have had the worst of both worlds: there have been…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Before the Minister moved to the polygraph point, he was talking about cryptocurrencies and said that they are already quite a dated concept; however, my proposal is that we add…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 40 introduces a review of ongoing necessity, meaning that the Secretary of State has a duty to keep under review the necessity of a part 2 notice and the measures imposed…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 35 sets out the function and powers of the court on the application by the Secretary of State to obtain permission from the court before imposing measures on an individual,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Kirkintilloch East. Thank you for that, Mr Gray—make sure that is in Hansard . I thank the hon. Member for amendment 56. Clause 34 stipulates that a part 2 notice can remain in…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 32 is the first clause of part 2, and introduces the state threat prevention and investigation measures, or STPIMs, replicating the terrorism prevention and investigation…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and—19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep my remarks brief. Conditions A to E, set out in subsections (1) to (5), provide a clear framework that the Secretary of State must work within, with conditions that…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I was reassured by some of the detail in these clauses about that point, but the impact assessment from the Home Office says: “It is assumed that the prosecution rate of state…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 39 creates a requirement on the Secretary of State to consult the chief officer of the police force that is investigating or would investigate any offence, acts or threats…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I wish only to add that I imagine we would all agree that transparency in this legislative area should be the default, especially given the need to raise awareness of the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 28 deals with offences committed by bodies corporate. It is a significant clause. I imagine that this legislative area will continue to need to evolve as threats continue…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Sixth sitting)I will speak to clauses 24 and 25 and, having heard the contribution from the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, about his amendment 54. Clause 24…14 Jul 2022