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HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will briefly emphasise how incredibly broadly and dangerously drafted new clause 20 is. All sorts of organisations will fall within the scope of the provisions; it could be a…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I do not want to repeat anything the shadow Minister said, but I have a couple of short points. I am supportive of the goal of the political tier, though I am somewhat struggling…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I have a question about the new clause, and it may save the Minister from having to make a speech. With power, unlike with other notice powers, there seems to be virtually no…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)What happens if an intermediary is involved? What if a designated state power says to someone locally, “You arrange for these activities”, rather than saying to someone in the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. My apologies for missing the previous Committee sitting. I can now welcome the Minister to his place at this very…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We are now turning to some of the most important provisions in the Bill. I do not think anybody here would argue that we do not need some sort of foreign influence registration…18 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will make a couple of brief points. The broad thrust of the new schedule and the intention behind it seem absolutely fine, but I am interested in the tests that must be…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda: Impact of Cost of Living Crisis24. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the rising cost of living on the levelling-up agenda.17 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda: Impact of Cost of Living CrisisAs the Minister has acknowledged, the places most in need of levelling up are those suffering most from this Tory cost of living crisis, yet it was the Levelling Up Secretary who…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) for securing this urgent question and for his relentless campaigning on behalf of his…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI will simply commend part 3 to the Committee. I thank Members for their indulgence.07 Sept 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI thank everyone who has contributed to the debate, and I thank the Minister again for her support for the Bill and for the amendments. The three points highlighted by the hon.…07 Sept 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillThank you very much, Ms Bardell. It is great to see you in the Chair, and this is the first time that I have had the pleasure of serving under your chairmanship. May I also say…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsInstead of the cruel and utterly failed Rwanda policy, or resurrecting impossible and dangerous pushbacks, we need safe legal routes, investment, asylum and modern slavery…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe were all shocked by the horrendous shootings in Liverpool and on the Isle of Skye over the summer and send our condolences to all who were affected. While our gun laws are…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)indicated assent.19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I do not intend to detain the Committee long on this interpretation clause, but I think it might contain a typo, because it states: “‘foreign power threat activity’ and…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 30, page 23, line 16, at end insert— “(c) in Scotland, only with the consent of the Lord Advocate.” This amendment would require the consent…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 30 puts in place one of the protections that the Minister has referred to a few times, including when we were debating the offences of disclosure and the breadth of the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNational Security Bill (Seventh sitting)Very educational; I have learned something new. I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…19 Jul 2022