Debates between Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Lord Adonis during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Tue 19th May 2020
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
Lords Chamber

Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard) & Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard) & Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords & Committee stage

Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill

Debate between Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Lord Adonis
Committee stage & Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard) & Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Tuesday 19th May 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Portrait The Deputy Chairman of Committees
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My Lords, the noble Lords, Lord Adonis and Lord Alton of Liverpool, have expressed a wish to speak again, so I will call them in order and the Minister will answer after each noble Lord has spoken.

Lord Adonis Portrait Lord Adonis
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My Lords, I shall make a brief comment and ask a question in response to what the noble Baroness has just said. She and the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, both talked about assessments of telecoms and infrastructure security that have been made historically. Does she accept that relations with China are dynamic and appear to be particularly so at the moment, in dealing with the Covid epidemic and its fallout, which could have a significant bearing on future relations, not only with us but with the West. Are the Government cognisant of that?

Because I have not been following these things very closely, my question is this. Have the Government given a categorical undertaking to introduce a telecoms security Bill before the summer?

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Lord Adonis Portrait Lord Adonis
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I do not wish to speak on this group.

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Lord Adonis Portrait Lord Adonis
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I do not wish to speak on this group.

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Portrait The Deputy Chairman of Committees
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In that case, we will move on to the noble Lord, Lord Fox.