Debates between Matt Warman and Damian Green during the 2019 Parliament

Mon 27th Jan 2020

5G Network and Huawei

Debate between Matt Warman and Damian Green
Monday 27th January 2020

(4 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman
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The hon. Gentleman is right to refer to that guidance, but it is of course the case that this country is profoundly different from China, and indeed any other country, in that we manage our relationships with mobile phone networks and technology in a very different way. Our agencies will continue to do that, and it is the right thing to do. However, I understand why the hon. Gentleman has raised the comparison, and I know that the National Security Council will consider it during its own deliberations.

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green (Ashford) (Con)
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I hope, not least in the light of these exchanges today, that when the Cabinet comes to consider the NSC’s recommendations—the Minister talked about the NSC making a decision, but actually the Cabinet should take this decision—it will in this instance decide that security considerations outweigh economic ones. Can my hon. Friend assure me that this country still has the capacity to provide a significant part of its own communications infrastructure?