Debates between Matt Warman and Jamie Stone during the 2019 Parliament

Huawei and 5G

Debate between Matt Warman and Jamie Stone
Wednesday 4th March 2020

(4 years ago)

Westminster Hall
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Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman
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My right hon. Friend highlights the need for oversight, which I will come on to talk about in a minute.

Telecoms networks are complex. They rely on global supply chains, where some limited measure of vulnerability is inevitable. The critical security question that we have to ask ourselves is how we mitigate such vulnerabilities and stop them damaging the British people and our economy.

Jamie Stone Portrait Jamie Stone
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The Minister has repeatedly said that the security of our country is paramount. Surely if we queer our pitch with Australia and New Zealand, that militates against looking after the security of this country.

Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman
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I will come to the international picture later, if I get the chance.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Matt Warman and Jamie Stone
Thursday 13th February 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman
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As my hon. Friend knows, the Government will legislate at the earliest opportunity to ensure that we do everything in line with the advice of our agencies, which is that with the “ban and cap” approach, we can ensure that national security is our top priority while also building the 5G network that we deserve safely.

Jamie Stone Portrait Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD)
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I have lost count of the number of times I have raised the faltering roll-out of broadband in my vast and remote constituency. The UK Government give money to the Scottish Government to ensure that that roll-out happens. May I suggest that the UK Government carry out some kind of audit to see where the money has gone—or, in my case, not gone?