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HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)In response to the shadow Minister’s first question about ensuring sensitive handling of shared information and proportionality, all information handled by regulators ought to be…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)The clause introduces vital reforms to how information can be shared in the context of the NIS framework. Right now, as we have heard again and again from both hon. Members across…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 18, page 38, line 31, at end insert— “(aa) otherwise in connection with— (i) the security and resilience of network and information systems,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am reminded of the hon. Member’s point last week. I am happy to write to him on the basis of the precise figure in the impact assessment, which I understand to be based on not…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)The shadow Minister raised two main points that I am keen to address. The first was about ensuring that I committed to next steps on potential guidance for the charging scheme. I…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for those thoughtful points. On the first question, the charging scheme applies to relevant costs, which are costs that regulators incur precisely when…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 17 introduces new charging powers for NIS regulators, enabling them to recover the full costs of their regulatory functions under the NIS regime. This is an important…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I hope this does offer the clarity that the hon. Member seeks. While I will not refer to specific businesses, broadly speaking the sector of food supply is not within the scope of…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)Having been promoted from a position of mere confidence to faith, I will tackle questions from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge first and foremost. On the question of…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)Under the provisions of this Bill alone, only the entities specified as critical suppliers or operators of essential services—the relevant digital providers and so on—would be…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for those two thoughtful points. On the first, in terms of retrospective regulatory action on the adequacy of notification, I expect that the regulators…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I will begin by discussing clauses 15 and 16. Clause 15 updates the incident reporting provisions in the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018. Under the current…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 4, page 3, line 5, column 3, leave out from beginning to “the” in line 6. This amendment and Amendment 12 would remove the Secretary of State…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 4 of the Bill amends the NIS regulations by creating a new regulated sector, data infrastructure, and designating the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for that thoughtful point. One assurance I will offer her is that the direct definition of data centres in scope here rely on capacity as a proxy for their…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)In the course of engaging with firms we have considered what the timeline for reporting ought to be. It is critical that the initial notification requirement, which is a much…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)With your permission, Mr Stringer, I will restrict my comments to clauses in question—in particular, clauses 5 and 6—and the relevant Government amendments. The shadow Minister…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that point. The reality is that neither he nor I am placed to judge exactly where the thresholds should be set on a permanent basis. That is exactly why…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the intent behind the amendments and the shadow Minister’s position of understanding but not supporting them, which I share. I share his concerns about the potential…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Loudly and slowly: this will capture organisations remotely managing significant amounts of electrical load via energy-smart appliances, both in a domestic and non-domestic…05 Feb 2026