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HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)More!08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I mentioned judicial review as the second way in which the Government can be held to account. The first is the requirement for the Government to report to Parliament annually.…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)We talk to our Five Eyes allies and other nations. As the Secretary of State and I set out on Second Reading, we have worked collaboratively with many nations to try to get the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I absolutely hear what the hon. Gentleman says. The issue then becomes one of national security. As we heard in the evidence sessions, most founders and directors know exactly…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman; it is a great question. We are all worrying about the small and medium-sized businesses that his particular angle would very much apply to. He…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)With your indulgence, Mr Twigg, I intend to speak first to clause 23 stand part, then to amendment 22 and new clause 4. We are committed to the regime providing as much clarity,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question. The Secretary of State has a number of tools available to him, including our security and intelligence services. Of course, if the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 22 makes provision for circumstances in which false or misleading information is provided to the Secretary of State. Hon. Members will agree that a regime that protects our…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Contingent LiabilityI am tabling this statement for the benefit of honourable and right honourable Members to bring to their attention the contingent liabilities relating to the contract signed…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outThrice yes.08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I think that the hon. Lady’s question is whether the Government will genuinely be able to punish offences committed overseas. Clearly, in a globalised world where transactions…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)With permission, Sir Graham, I will speak to clauses 50, 51 and 52 together. Clause 50 concerns appeals against penalty notices or variation notices. It is only right that parties…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)The point I was trying to make is that the uncertainty in any of those sections means that any party to a transaction can, if they feel they could frustrate the process because…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his reasoned and thoughtful remarks. As I said in my intervention, all decisions in the Bill are subject to judicial review. Clause 49 does…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I am happy to write to the hon. Gentleman on that, but my understanding is that individuals or entities that feel that they have been wronged by the actions of the Secretary of…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)The regime relies on parties complying with information notices and attendance notices, and with interim orders and final orders. Those are crucial levers that the Secretary of…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I am quite rightly grateful to my brilliant Whip for reminding me that the Bill contains the provision that the moneys be paid into the Consolidated Fund. Clause 46 requires the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)I am very happy to come back to the hon. Lady on that point. Clause 45 ensures that the Government are not unduly burdened with costs relating to the imposition of monetary…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)Clauses 40 to 47 cover the civil sanctions under the Bill. I will cover them fairly briefly but I am happy to discuss them in more detail if it would be of interest to the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)The Secretary of State makes decisions under the regime and has the power to impose enforceable interim and final orders. However, the institution of criminal proceedings for…08 Dec 2020