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HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord for that point. It is hard to give a black-and-white answer, because it would depend of course on the circumstances. Let us remind ourselves what the…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lansley for his Amendments 1 and 37, which explore the interaction between the export control regime and the regime created through this…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Noakes and Lord Hodgson for their contributions and all the other noble Lords who have contributed so far. Perhaps it is not out of order…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank my noble friend for those comments. It certainly seems a bit weird that the Constitution Committee will have a role in this. If I may, I will look into the matter, write…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, perhaps I may extend my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for the amendments she has tabled. I also welcome to the Chamber one of my supporters, the noble…15 Apr 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillYes, I am very happy to give my noble friend the assurance that I will write to him on that topic.15 Apr 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, in my closing remarks there are just a few points I would like to focus on. First, I am sure we would all agree that the tone of debate in this House has been excellent…23 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, with this possibly—perhaps hopefully—being the final debate on the Bill, I will take the chance to say a few words before responding substantively to the amendments…23 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillThat this House do not insist on its disagreement with Commons Amendments 3C and 3D, on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 3F, and do not insist on its Amendment 3E…23 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord for his courteous comments. Of course I will review the contents of this whole debate to see whether there are any lessons that I can learn from it.16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I start by extending my thanks to my noble friend Lord Lansley for these amendments. I also thank other noble Lords who have spoken; all I think welcome the broad thrust…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that question. It will be horses for courses. It will be either qualified people from inside or, if a person from inside does not have the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts for tabling Amendments 48A, 67B and 67C. I hope that the transaction he referred to had a happy ending.…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord for that question. I will give him an additional example of where this power or type of power might be used. As I stressed earlier, it is not a general…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his question, and I understand the concerns that he raised. I will first deal with the £100 million figure. Of course, that is a…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I extend my thanks to my noble friend Lord Lansley for his Amendments 50 and 63. I shall deal first with a couple of points that have been made. If a voluntary…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, the noble Lords, Lord West of Spithead, Lord Rooker and Lord Butler of Brockwell, and my noble friend…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Lord for his comments. I apologise to noble Lords if they feel that I have misread the mood of the House. The key point that I want to make in response to him is…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillI thank the noble Baroness for those questions. First, I repeat that there is no barrier to the BEIS Select Committee handling highly classified, top-secret material. Appropriate…16 Mar 2021