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HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaCalm down a second. Actually the UK intelligence community are working together to tackle the people smugglers upstream, and we are investing in upstream programmes to tackle the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. In fact, before the elections, a good deal of work was under way to take UK-French partnership and co-operation to a new level. That…15 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI look forward to many debates with my hon. Friend on this issue. When it comes to TPIMs, there has been a considerable journey. Based on the work of our intelligence and security…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, that is the whole purpose of legislation. As I said in the first part of my remarks, we cannot remain static; we must…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillAt the end of the day, we are focused on individuals who are trying to do harm to our country. I will look specifically at that—obviously, I will—but intent is also based on the…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillImportantly, this is where we need to join up both ends of the legislation. That is absolutely vital, through this Bill and the wider work on online harms, but there are changes…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. With this whole culture, and it is a culture, of covering up through other acts the intent of some organisations—the Chinese Communist…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Other hon. Members who intervened earlier in this debate spoke about the role of Parliament and the security directorate here, with which we…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In this specific case, the point about individuals with malign intentions operating covertly and quite dishonestly, but below a criminal…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security Billindicated assent .06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. These changes and measures are not straightforward. I can say to colleagues from the Floor of the House that, having had many discussions…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillOur intention is to bring forward foreign agent registration and it will be brought forward in the Commons; let me give that assurance. [ Interruption. ] The right hon. Gentleman…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI thank my hon. Friend, who has been leading the way through the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee and all the other work that has taken place on online harms. I am…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI do not disagree at all with my right hon. and learned Friend. I see my former colleague and former Lord Chancellor, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has touched on lobbying, as just one example, but we could expand the list. We have discussed in this House other enablers and facilitators,…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillWithout pre-empting the work that is taking place in Government right now, I want to give that assurance. That is also based on the Law Commission’s recently published review.…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe right hon. Gentleman will appreciate that, whether that is the view of the Law Commission or others, reform of the Official Secrets Act is complicated and not straightforward.…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillLet me say for the assurance of all colleagues in the House: absolutely, we need to find the right balance. The hon. and learned Lady has touched on our Five Eyes partners, which…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillI will answer the right hon. Gentleman’s question very specifically. He is right about the public interest defence, on which the Law Commission has recently opined. We are not…06 Jun 2022HANSARD National Security BillThe hon. Lady is right that the protection of whistleblowers is vital. I will be frank: we need to find the right measures and means to do that. She has highlighted the current…06 Jun 2022