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HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will go very briefly over the diversification strategy, which is essentially a £250-million initial tranche of investment to diversify the UK network, with a focus, to a certain…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)As I said in response to the hon. Lady, there is obviously a potential overlap. The focus of this Bill is on clarity of communication to the consumer, but I am very happy to write…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am very happy to write to the hon. Lady to clarify why it is our belief that the Bill does that. What I would say is that the kind of specificity that she seeks would have the…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)If the hon. Lady were right, the only people from whom we would have heard evidence over the last few days would have been public sector employees. She knows just as well as I do…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendment would add to the general duty in clause 5 that places on Ofcom the duty to ensure that providers comply with their security duties. The duty as written in the Bill…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will pretend I have not finished, and give way to the hon. Lady.21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. We are redefining UK telecoms security, but I worry that we are also redefining the aspiration of the hon. Member for…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am very happy to do so. I think it is obvious that clarity of communication would be incompatible with duplication. Question put and agreed to. Clause 4 accordingly ordered to…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for that interesting evidence. This follows on from Chi’s question, in a sense. I think it goes without saying that we will be very keen to work with America in the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you for your comments so far. You will have seen in the diversification strategy that we completely agree with the points you have made around standards and the importance…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q In response to that, it is worth saying that there will never be such a one-dimensional approach as the one you have described, and I do not think you are suggesting that there…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)It was to both of you, to be fair, but I did mention Professor Webb.19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Although is it fair to say that the best way that we demonstrate that capability currently is in the capabilities that we see clearly demonstrated at NCSC and GCHQ? Dr Drew:…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you for what you have said thus far. Some of it has touched on the National Security and Investment Bill, which I think is a complementary part of this. A lot of what you…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)I am, of course, talking about co-operation between NCSC and Ofcom.19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you for all the work you have done on this matter so far. I wonder if you could just say a little bit more about the responsibilities that Ofcom has had, as you put it,…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q I think you are also aware that this legislation is backed up by a number of statutory instruments to give further powers. Lindsey Fussell: Absolutely.19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Third sitting)Q Would you like to give an assessment of whether you think that is sufficient to address the concerns around, for instance, asset registers, which we have talked about before?…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Mr McCabe, and thank you to all the witnesses, and particularly Dr Sellars for the map of UK brilliance, which is really appreciated. In short—given that we have four…19 Jan 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) Bill (Fourth sitting)Not that we can do in 90 seconds.19 Jan 2021