Lord Truscott
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Lord Truscott Excerpts(4 years, 1 month ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I can certainly take that back, and I thank the noble Lord for telling me some of the historical problems that have been faced. Certainly, we want to make sure that the system works, cannot be disrupted and works in all areas where the emergency services need coverage.
Lord Truscott (Ind Lab)
The critical national infrastructure comprises many components. Emergency services are one; civil nuclear power is another. Does it make sense to ban the Chinese from one part of the critical national infrastructure and not another?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
What is important with the infrastructure to which the Huawei systems relate is where security lies in terms of national security and, going forward, the security of people’s devices and that sort of thing.