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HANSARD National Security BillAs my hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) said, we had four Ministers in the Bill Committee. Yes, the Minister has listened, but nothing in the Bill has…16 Nov 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe Minister talks about Darwinian change, but evolution takes a long time. Many things in the Bill have been kicking around for at least six or seven years, and that includes the…16 Nov 2022HANSARD National Security Billrose—16 Nov 2022HANSARD National Security BillHow do you know that?16 Nov 2022HANSARD National Security BillThere are many things in the Bill that I support, but I think it is a missed opportunity. It has been a messy process in Committee, as has been said, as a result of the number of…16 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityAs a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, I welcome the announcement of the Minister’s taskforce. Some of the issues he has raised were highlighted in our Russia…01 Nov 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. He mentioned the NLAW—the next-generation light anti-tank weapon—which has been tremendously effective in Ukraine. However, it is…31 Oct 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: Conduct towards WomenMinister, this has to stop. As the Chair of the Defence Committee said, we have had the Wigston report and the report from the House of Commons Select Committee, ably chaired by…31 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentDoes the Home Secretary have full security clearance, including access to the most classified information?26 Oct 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI thank the Defence Secretary for his statement and his leadership during this difficult time. I also thank the members of our armed forces who are supporting our efforts in…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Waste CrimeFirst, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his statement and the Committee for an excellent report. I also thank the National Audit Office for its inquiry into Operation Nosedive,…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I sympathise with what the Government are trying to do, and I think my hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood does too, but I am never in favour of putting things on the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)These are sensible proposals to give our law enforcement agencies the powers they require, but I would like clarification about definitions. The Minister referred to a bank, and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I appreciate that in terms of overseas bank accounts, but there has been a lot of controversy about individual using overseas territories. If the Minister does not know the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)If the Minister wants to come here and just read his speech to us, that is fine, but that is not what scrutiny is. I am fully supportive of the proposals under tier 1, but I find…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Also, a commitment was given on the Floor of the House on Second Reading that those notes would indeed be introduced. There is no real reason why those explanatory notes could not…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Yes, but the Minister knows that there are many countries in the world that, although they are not comparable with Russia, would also cause economic harm but are not in the higher…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I agree with the Minister, but he has a problem. He and I have dealt with the Foreign Office and other diplomatic entities over many years: he knows that the pressure that the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. That is why I do not think the provision will be used in practice. That is the problem and, as I have said, I am never in favour of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Minister needs to clarify—he can do so in writing, if he wants—whether that Bill is going through. It has been stayed, has it not? It has been pulled, so it will not even go…18 Oct 2022