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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Second sitting)Q No problem. It was just about various deals, with the example of, say, SoftBank and Arm, and the protection of jobs, research and development and pensions in the UK, and whether…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Second sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. Dr Lenihan, I am keen to know more about whether, other than in the US, you have seen good exemplar approaches to…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (First sitting)Q I want to pick up on a couple of points. You spoke about energy policy and, as we have seen over the past nine months, some of the risks and threats to our society and economy…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (First sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Mr Parton, I want to pick up your point about access to academics, universities and so on. There is clearly a big…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Sir Graham. Mr Leiter, I would like clarification on the point about disguised takeovers, and perhaps you can use CFIUS as an example. What happens if a benign…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (First sitting)Q I am thinking about Cambridge and so on, which are moving into more commercial areas. Charles Parton: Where academia sets up a company, and that involves itself with China, yes,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Cummings, for being a witness today. I want to come back to the point about capacity in terms of the mandatory notifications. As described, do you think it is…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Persecution of AhmadisI am interested in these points. The Minister was saying that the Government are working tirelessly. I appreciate that and I welcome it, as everyone else does. Given that the…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for granting me this point of order. If you could help me on this matter, I would really appreciate it. On 15 June, in…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Persecution of AhmadisI commend my friend the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this Adjournment debate. He is making a powerful speech. I am shocked not only by the deaths and murders he describes,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionAlthough we would all want a successful outcome to any trade negotiations with the US, will the Secretary of State confirm that, according to the Government’s own best-case…19 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Trade Policy: US Presidential ElectionWhat assessment she has made of the potential effect on UK trade policy of the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.19 Nov 2020HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan and High Speed 2I congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. Does he share my concern that, with the pressure of this pandemic and the subsequent costs, Government finances…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government outsourcing during the covid-19 outbreak.12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsI understand what the Minister is saying about trying to procure at speed, but it does seem that some of the agencies that the Government have chosen to do this are completely not…12 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSpeaking of political broadcasting, I understand that the Government are going to spend £217 million in this financial year promoting adverts, mostly on covid, such as “We’re all…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Coventry Blitz: 80th AnniversaryMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and I commend her for securing this Adjournment debate. She was speaking about the psychological trauma that so many Coventrians felt,…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton), who clearly has so much knowledge about life in the services. Today is an important day to pay tribute to…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I thank all those on the frontline at Warwick Hospital, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and our care homes, as well as the police, our local council and those in our…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell). I send my good wishes to the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution, the hon. Member for…10 Nov 2020