Debates between Lindsay Hoyle and Hywel Williams during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Hywel Williams
Wednesday 22nd July 2020

(4 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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In order to get everybody in, it would be helpful if we could speed up the questions and the answers.

Hywel Williams Portrait Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC) [V]
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Further to the question from the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), and for absolute clarity for people watching at home, Russians who invest £2 million or more in the UK can get a visa and in five years can convert that visa into citizenship. Does that not mean that restricting political donations to British citizens makes no real defence?