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HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q It is quite clear from what you have said that China has been active in this sector. That is not unusual; China has done similar types of things in other international bodies.…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Can I ask for your thoughts about Ofcom being the regulator of security? Has it got the capacity or culture to ensure the security of the network, particularly in light of the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank youfor appearing before us today, Dr Drew. I would like your opinion on what the strategy is behind Huawei, possibly in terms of linking Huawei with the Chinese…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q You have said that you will take advice from the National Cyber Security Centre. What happens if you disagree with its advice? Who takes the final decision on what is national…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q But the Secretary of State is not Parliament. The Secretary of State can hide behind things, or choose what he or she wants to put in the public domain. Do you think that the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Personally, I do not see how you can do the job without having STRAP clearance making these decisions. As you know, you may have had STRAP clearance in the past, but it is not…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Sort of. Lindsey Fussell: And we are ready to come and give evidence about our work to any Select Committee that would like to hear that evidence. As I say, we ourselves will not…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Could I just follow up on Dean’s point about the actual date? The date that has been set is 2027, and the equivalent that is going to go in is basically going to be two vendors,…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Yes. Lindsey Fussell: I think in that case we would take the guidance of the NCSC. In practice, I really don’t think that is likely to occur. Ultimately, the final decision on…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q May I suggest that you read the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report from 2013 on critical national infrastructure, because exactly that happened when a Department…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Yes, but what happens if you disagree with it? Lindsey Fussell: Sorry, I had some feedback there; I was having trouble hearing you. Is the question what would happen if we…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Second sitting)Q I do not disagree with you in terms of the ambition to invest in open RAN technology, but, realistically, we will have to rip out Huawei hardware and replace it with Nokia or…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (First sitting)Q The debate to date has mainly been around hardware, but you raised the issue—the bigger threat, certainly that I see, is from hacking and the vulnerability there. In terms of…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (First sitting)Q In the near term, it is not going to replace the hardware that we need at the moment, which the two vendors are providing. Are you talking specifically about open RAN, or are…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (First sitting)Q So, for the conceivable future, we will be reliant on those two vendors: Nokia and Ericsson. Derek McManus: Yes, and if you look at the scale of mobile growth, the fact that…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (First sitting)Q What is very clear from the first report from the National Cyber Security Centre is that existing Huawei equipment is a manageable risk. The only things that changed the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (First sitting)I have no problem with the programme motion, because it is sensible, but I want to put it on record that it is frankly nonsense for us to come in today and sit in a room to take…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Second sitting)Q I do not disagree on that, but let us be honest. Telecommunications is a competitive market. If we want to move to open RAN or make real generational change, the Government will…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Second sitting)Q This question is to whoever wants to pick it up. The debate in the UK on Huawei has been around hardware, and clearly open RAN is the future. Can you give an indication of two…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Second sitting)Q Which country in the world is at the forefront of open RAN deployment? Pardeep Kohli: If you look at investments, because of Dish, the US is making the most investments; the…14 Jan 2021