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HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI very much appreciate the spirit and detail with which this issue has been covered in the Chamber today and the consideration that has come from the other place. I am glad that…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillAs I say, the direction from the Secretary of State in his letter to the Chairs of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and the Science and Technology Committee…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI look forward to hearing my right hon. Friend’s explanation. I believe that the Bill as amended by the other place through amendments 11 and 15 would require the Secretary of…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillWe have got to the nub of the matter quickly. I can indeed confirm that. In the letter the Secretary of State sent to the Chair of the BEIS Committee, copying in my right hon.…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI appreciate my hon. Friend’s intervention, and I will come back to that. Let me first develop the point about scrutiny. Clearly, the BEIS Committee has business expertise and is…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s enlightening words about his intention. I can indeed confirm that the memorandum of understanding is flexible. The ISC does good work and…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI always value the contribution from my right hon. Friend who, as a former Security Minister and a member of the ISC, is very wise and experienced in these matters. I can confirm…26 Apr 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI am delighted that the Bill has returned to this House from the other place and I am delighted to be able to speak to it briefly today following the excellent handover from the…26 Apr 2021HANSARDPost Office Court of Appeal JudgmentThis House is well aware of the issues with the Post Office Horizon IT System and the hugely negative impact it has had on the lives of affected postmasters. The Government…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Carbon Monoxide: Safety, Testing and AwarenessI congratulate the hon. Member for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock) on securing today’s important debate on carbon monoxide and on the way she has spoken about this hugely…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Carbon Monoxide: Safety, Testing and AwarenessI will happily take that away and reflect on it with the Department of Health and Social Care. We are all spending significantly longer periods at home at the moment, although it…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Carbon Monoxide: Safety, Testing and AwarenessIndeed, and the Father of the House is, in his usual wise way, right to highlight the fact that not only is this a silent killer, but that it does not take much to have a drastic…21 Apr 2021HANSARDContingencies Fund Advance: Covid-19 Support PackagesI hereby give notice of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy having drawn an advance from the Contingencies Fund totalling £1,579,925,000 to enable…20 Apr 2021HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2021It is £2.9 million.15 Apr 2021HANSARD English Language SectorI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns) on securing today’s important debate and want to start by noting that the Government have…15 Apr 2021HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft International Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under…15 Apr 2021HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2021I am grateful for the insightful contributions to the debate. We have discussed the fact that 15,000 UK companies apply the IFRS. That is why it is important that we get…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. What the Chancellor, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and other Ministers have done throughout is to make…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalThe review goes beyond the actions of one man in this matter, but it is important to remember that the Chancellor in particular rejected what Greensill actually wanted, so there…13 Apr 2021