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HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI understand the point that my right hon. Friend is making, but I hope that he would accept that at the moment, aside from Huawei, there is Ericsson and Nokia, which we are…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe National Security Council looked at that. The National Cyber Security Centre advised on it, working with GCHQ. We took that analysis of the risk. That was then assessed by…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. There is a huge sense of urgency in this. That is why we are committed to working with our Five Eyes partners to make sure that,…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillOf course it can be done now without Huawei, but what we have set out is, first, the cap, at 35%, and then the process of diversification to get from that point—10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will allow one more intervention, but then I should make some progress.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillWe are clear in our commitment to diversification. That is the path by which we get to that point and those are the steps we are setting out today.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe convention is that representatives of the NCSC appear only before the ISC, but when I spoke to the NCSC’s director this morning, I suggested—and he agreed—that he should…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe rationale, as decided by the National Security Council, on advice from the agencies, was that that was a sustainable point—a cap from which we could start to work down. As my…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillWhen the telecoms security Bill comes forward, we will have the opportunity to have exactly this kind of debate. This is an amendment to a Bill that is about ensuring that we get…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will give way one more time, but then I must proceed.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will take one last intervention, but then I really must stop.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI really feel that at this point I need to make a little more progress and deal with some of the other amendments, because I can see that you are concerned, Madam Deputy Speaker.…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy right hon. Friend raised two points. First, he referenced the role of the National Security Council. As he will be aware, that was created when he served as Defence Secretary…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillConnectivity is the lifeblood of any modern digital economy. It is vital if we are to create the conditions where anyone can succeed and thrive, regardless of their background or…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillIf my right hon. Friend will allow me to set out those steps, I assure him that I will take as many interventions as he wishes me to. We looked at this issue over many months and…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI assure hon. Gentlemen that I will give way if they allow me to proceed a little more, because I want to set out the context, which may address some of the points that they…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI will make a final point and then I will give way to Members. Hon. Members will have the opportunity to discuss controls on high-risk vendors when the Government bring forward…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillIt would be fair to give way to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green first.10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI think we are all in agreement—certainly on the Government side of the House, and I believe that many Opposition Members also agree—that in an ideal world, there will be no need…10 Mar 2020