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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fifth sitting)I welcome what the Minister says—14 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I think the Minister just said yes to my question and the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood about a person with binoculars. Does that fall under…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I come back to the fact that if we looked at the Official Secrets Act 1989 and had one big Bill, it would have been far better than this one. Will the Minister clarify that…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)The Bill is specific about procuring “photographs, videos or other”. I understand why they are included: they are modern. If we pass the Bill, will sketches still be covered?…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)Where?12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)Is that not a hole in the legislation? We are coming on to Cyprus next, where it is not civilian police that do security there, and I can think of a few others around the world…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)Yes, but a number of sites are not guarded by MOD police—although there are some—but are the responsibility of the UK armed forces, which are not police.12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I agree with the hon. Member for Burnley, but there are also sites that are benign, so it is not a force protection point but a constabulary duty that is carried out by members of…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)Mr Gray, we know that it is officially summer when you remove your jacket.12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)Possibly this historic day shows the effects of global warming. I was a little surprised at some of these amendments, to say the least. I want some clarification first of all, and…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourth sitting)As long as they are covered, that is fine. I do not want the Minister to start referring to any of them.12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI rise to speak to my new clause 8, which would place a duty on all internet site providers regulated by this Bill to prevent individuals from encountering adverts for cosmetic…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful to the Minister and I will be keeping a beady eye to see how far things go. The proposal would make a difference. It is a simple but effective way of protecting…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)But it may, because subsection (1)(b) states that a person commits an offence if “the person’s conduct is for a purpose that they know, or ought reasonably to know, is…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)The story of alleged shootings by the SAS has clearly been put into the public domain. I would argue that disclosure is not in the public interest of the UK, but people are…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I accept that, but just take this morning’s example cited on the BBC of the alleged illegal acts by the SAS. Someone has got the information, put it in the public domain and may…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I have been told that this may be outside the scope of the Bill, but it seems to me that what is missing from it is a public interest defence for those individuals. That…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)The Minister said that there must be a direct link to a foreign power. May I give an example? Suppose that somebody obtains information and gives or sells it not to a foreign…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I agree, but is it the case that to prosecute under the Bill there will need to be a causal link from the individual to a foreign power and not necessarily to a competitor in the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Third sitting)I understand the thrust of the clause, but I would like some clarification on the definition of assisting a foreign power. I have one historical example, although I think it might…12 Jul 2022