UK Telecommunications

Jonathan Djanogly Excerpts
Tuesday 28th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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I thank my hon. Friend for that. I can give him and his constituents the reassurance that we have taken the right decision to make sure we can roll out 5G and have our ambitions for levelling up right across the country, at the same time as protecting our infrastructure from the high-level risks where they particularly are targeted and focused.

Jonathan Djanogly Portrait Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con)
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Given what I have heard today, I accept the sense of the Government’s position. However, on drafting a contract with Huawei, would it not make sense, as far as the British public are concerned, that if there were to be a breach of national security, Huawei should pay for the replacement, not the British public?