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Deidre Brock Excerpts
Monday 16th March 2020

(4 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin
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That is a perfectly reasonable question, but it will become familiar to my hon. Friend that we do not comment on CASD in this place. I thank him for his interest.

Deidre Brock Portrait Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)
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Ciaran Martin, head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, confirmed recently that Russian hackers attacked British media, telecoms and energy companies. The Royal United Services Institute has confirmed that the UK will not be able to replicate many of the security benefits of EU membership. Will the Minister give the House an assessment of the capacity we are losing by leaving the EU and outline the Government’s costed proposals for how the UK can unilaterally develop that capacity?