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HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Second sitting)Q I think we have heard from the witnesses here now and from other operators that the 2027 deadline is important, in terms of not changing. We hear a lot about diversification,…14 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformMay I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and welcome the publication of the White Paper? It is important in these reforms that the patient is at the centre of their…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Response: Defence SupportMay I join the Secretary of State in thanking members of our armed forces for their work during this pandemic? I also thank MOD civil servants and those working at the Defence…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt is very welcome news that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved, but many of my elderly constituents, such as 94-year-old Joyce Ridley from Tanfield who contacted me…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryIt was disappointing that the Secretary of State did not make a statement to the House before the Christmas recess, and that mixed messages from his Department throughout…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in his response to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Withington…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI add my thanks to council staff and councillors for their work during this last year, particularly those at Durham County Council. I particularly thank the chief executive, Terry…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOn Monday, I asked the Secretary of State when care home residents in County Durham would get the vaccine and he did not answer the question. I have now been contacted by GPs in…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe announcement of the vaccine was very welcome, but like a lot of things from the Government, there is a big difference between what has been promised and spun and what is…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperCounty Durham has a proud and long history of coalmining. Ironically, it has left the county with a new valuable resource of green energy: the thermal heat from former coalmines.…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineThe Secretary of State talks a lot about partnership at local level. Two weeks ago, his Department contacted the local public health directors and asked them to draw up plans for…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthThe Government’s response to the pandemic has been incompetent, shambolic, arrogant and, alas, corrupt. The centralised, top-down approach they have enacted would be the envy of…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthLook at the figures.01 Dec 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI join the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis) in welcoming this Bill in principle but giving it a qualified welcome. It amends the Communications Act 2003, and in…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillYes. If we were able to see it, at least we would be able to get access to the intelligence that informed it. The DCMS has its own Select Committee, but that Committee does not…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI am not one for doing the Government’s job or supporting them, but I do not think we did that actually, in terms of the Huawei cyber security evaluation centre. We were ahead of…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Bill will have to dovetail closely with the National Security and Investment Bill? If new developments were taken over by foreign entities, that…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillThe Minister has introduced the September 2021 date after which no new Huawei or high- risk vendor equipment can go into the networks. What will happen to those companies that…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIn principle, I welcome the Bill. Its focus, however, is on kit, hardware and vendors. That will go some way towards protecting our telecoms systems, but we are also still facing…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillWill the Secretary of State give way?30 Nov 2020