G7 and NATO Summits Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

G7 and NATO Summits

Julian Lewis Excerpts
Wednesday 16th June 2021

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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UNGA is, indeed, a very important way station, but this was a great start.

Julian Lewis Portrait Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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Given our shared belief that without the US and NATO there can be no security for the UK and Europe, does my right hon. Friend recall the strain on Anglo-American relations caused by Huawei’s infiltration of our critical national infrastructure? Will he therefore ensure that companies with dodgy and dubious links to the Chinese and Russian regimes will be firmly and fully shut out from building or operating our vital data and power pipelines in future?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My right hon. Friend knows a great deal about what he speaks of. That is why we have passed the recent legislation to ensure that we protect this country from the loss of intellectual property and the sale of crucial national security businesses to unreliable partners overseas.