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HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI can assure my hon. Friend that we are working across Government on the issue. We recognise that it is an incredibly important area of activity: as we are now all reliant on…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank the hon. Gentleman for his thoughtful contribution. Internationally, we will have to look at how we deal with this new sphere of human activity. It is moving quickly and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank the hon. Lady for raising that point. As I said in response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), the immediate…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I am very pleased that NATO was one of the signatory organisations to yesterday’s statement as an important multilateral partner,…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI can assure my hon. Friend that the UK is very much taking a leadership role with regard to the development of cyber-security and cyber-response. We are always most effective on…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I am not going to speculate or comment on individual cases. Ultimately, the licensing of this software is the responsibility of the Israeli…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftMy hon. Friend makes an important point about going into relationships with China with eyes wide open. That is why this message of attribution yesterday was so very important. It…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftWe do value jobs; jobs matter. Jobs in emerging technologies and high-skilled manufacturing jobs are incredibly important to us, which is why we value overseas investment, but why…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe right hon. Lady is absolutely right that a comprehensive approach to cyber-security is incredibly important. As I say, the UK is proud of the fact that we are a global leader…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI have made the points that the UK Government recognise the significance of China on the world stage, that we want China to be a responsible actor, that we recognise that China…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI can assure my right hon. Friend that the actions of the UK Government in response to this cyber-attack are driven by this cyber-attack and our complete unwillingness to accept…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI completely understand the right hon. Gentleman’s point. He will understand that we never speculate on the future use of sanctions because to do so could be counterproductive to…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank my right hon. Friend and predecessor for the point that he has made. I hope he will understand that I will not speculate at the Dispatch Box about the nature and scope of…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI understand the point that my right hon. Friend makes about the use of language. I am not in a position to have a debate on that specific point, but I make the broader point that…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftThe hon. Lady raises a point that my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) has already raised, and I have already touched on it. As…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftCountries around the world trade with and receive investments from China, and, as I have said, pretending that that does not exist or that it is not a significant economic player…20 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI thank my right hon. Friend for asking this important and timely question. Yesterday, on 19 July, the UK Government joined like-minded partners to confirm that Chinese…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised this very issue with his Israeli counterpart, I have raised it with the Israeli ambassador, and we have consistently called for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, the UK values and welcomes means for Israelis and Palestinians to work more closely together, and we call on the leadership of both to do so at Government and…20 Jul 2021HANSARDIsrael and PalestineProcurement by public bodies is governed by various public procurement regulations. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 require contracting authorities to treat all economic…20 Jul 2021