Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Theresa Villiers Excerpts
Wednesday 10th July 2019

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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The great strength of the NCSC is that it makes available the expertise developed by our agencies, in particular GCHQ, in a way that permits open access by private sector companies and third sector organisations. I held a roundtable in recent months with directors of FTSE 350 companies to highlight concerns and challenges, and to learn from their experience. There is a range of materials targeted particularly at small and medium-sized enterprises.

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)
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What assessment have the Government made on whether the leaking of Kim Darroch’s statements was the result of a cyber-attack by a foreign Government?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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I hope my right hon. Friend will understand that I cannot make any comment about an inquiry that is in progress. I will say, however, that I hope the person or persons responsible will be found out and that they will be subjected to all appropriate disciplinary and, if necessary, legal sanction.

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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Gentleman could have voted to save jobs in his constituency—[Interruption.] It is no good Labour MPs trying to deny this. They had the opportunity three times to vote to leave with a deal, and three times they rejected it.

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)
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Many of my constituents deeply oppose the Mayor of London’s plans to build over station car parks at High Barnet, Cockfosters and Finchley Central. Will the Prime Minister urge the Mayor to drop those plans, which would only make life harder for long-suffering commuters who just want to get to work and provide for their families?