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HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiMy right hon. Friend is right to point out that this is technically a recommendation. He is also right to say that it is hugely important that we continue to provide large chunks…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiTo a certain extent, the hon. Member pre-empts the next urgent question that you have granted, Mr Speaker, but the principle of what he is talking about underneath that is that 5G…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThe right hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the evidence to which the ISC has pointed, and of which I hope the House will take note. When it comes to sovereign powers, when we…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI won’t, but am grateful for the invitation. The hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson) is also right to say that maintaining the security of this country’s…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThe hon. Gentleman will of course know that I cannot pre-empt any decision that could be taken tomorrow.27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI pay tribute to the 2013 Malcolm Rifkind report; it was a thorough piece of work for that period. And of course my right hon. Friend is right that the ISC is one of many forums…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI cannot pre-empt the decision, as my right hon. Friend knows, but it is important to say that our agencies have managed the relationship that he talks about over a number of…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThere were a number of sometimes contradictory strands in that statement, but I will attempt to address them all. The hon. Member asked whether the Prime Minister will take…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI agree with some of what my hon. Friend says. He is right that this is a serious and important decision, and it will not be taken lightly by any means. I know that he does not…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI can assure the right hon. Gentleman that this Government will always make decisions in the national interest.27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat) for this question. I know he has a deep interest in this issue, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI have spoken to Andy Street, the great Mayor of the west midlands, about precisely this topic. The roll-out of 5G in the west midlands will bring huge potential benefits to…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiMy hon. Friend is right to underline just how complex the decision will be, and that is yet another aspect to be considered. It is also important to say that national security…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThat question provides me with the opportunity to welcome my hon. Friend to her place representing that great constituency. Our 5G testbeds and trials programme looked at rural…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiMy hon. Friend is right to point to a whole host of countries. Germany is another one that is having a similar conversation, and I was there last week. Such conversations will be…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThe hon. Lady provides me with an opportunity to point to Public Health England and World Health Organisation advice that properly implemented 5G technology does not pose any…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiMy hon. Friend articulates well the value of our national security. This is not just about Britain, but about Britain’s place in the world among our allies. That starts in many…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiThe Government will always put the interests of our national security at the very top of their agenda.27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to suggest that we have to pay due regard to the great relationship that we have with the US, but we also have to pay attention to the unique…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI am tempted just to say “a coming year”, but the hon. Member is absolutely right to say that when it comes to growing our own talent, we have to look around the world and ask…27 Jan 2020