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HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Dr Murrison. Yesterday, I spoke in a petition debate in Westminster Hall. The petition was signed by 114,000 members of the public calling for a public…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Dr Murrison. In Thursday’s session, I asked the Minister why pupil data was not within the remit of this Bill. He said: “On the question of schools, and more…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way a second time. I understand his answer, but, to be clear, if an incident that meets the severity threshold is reported to a client who…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)In terms of scope, could the Minister give us some sense, when it comes to managed service providers, whether the purpose behind this clause is to enable regulators to find out…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)On the subject of charging and money, has the Minister had the opportunity to revisit his own impact assessment on the basis that there might be a glitch in the matrix? It says on…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Sixth sitting)To take this a little bit beyond the theoretical, is the Minister suggesting that, where it is discovered that, for example, a major offshore wind power generation facility was…10 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyOf course.09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough), who, on behalf of the Petitions Committee, has brought us…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIs the Minister aware that, as a result of actions by the Scottish and Welsh Governments, a loophole has been created whereby people living in Wales and Scotland can now make…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyThe clever ones are the ones that the hon. Member cannot see. But yes, I agree that we urgently need to look at defence investment in hard power. It is a source of huge…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is important to look at elections to the left of the ballot box, because it is not just about going down with a polling card and ID and putting a tick in a box. The hon. Member…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyIt is difficult to know where to draw the line in our condemnation of Russian activity, but the hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. He could also have mentioned the theft and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Efficiency: TechnologyI recently visited a major retailer in my Spelthorne constituency, and it reported that corporate systems for getting information to the police are so clunky that to transfer…09 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Infrastructure: InspectionsIt is lovely to see the Secretary of State; the last time I saw her was in the Strangers Bar, when she was pulling a pint of Rebellion Overthrow—I can’t imagine why that stuck in…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HousePride in Place funding is about £5 billion directed at our most deprived areas. I think it is worked out on a constituency basis, and that constituencies have to hit a point on…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Members on both sides of the Committee have referred frequently to the fact that the incident that took Jaguar Land Rover down would not have been covered by the Bill. JLR employs…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting)Given the scenario we just discussed, it is possible that a digital service provider would have an obligation to report under the Bill, but the parent company employing its…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms McVey. Small and medium-sized enterprises are defined by the headcount of full-time employees, yet in the world of IT,…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)Having read the Bill, does my hon. Friend understand that if a managed service provider provides services to, say, a hospital—so it would be covered by the regulations—and a…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. Is he as surprised as I am to read in the impact assessment that the…05 Feb 2026