"Q This question is mainly for Jen. Your colleague Jamie MacColl has made a series of forthright comments about the Bill and compared it to NIS2. How does the Bill compare to legislation worldwide?
Jen Ellis: As a starting point, I will clarify that I am a fellow at …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"Q I was reading the ICO’s response in December, as this legislation was proceeding, and it talks a little about having clarity around secondary legislation, the Secretary of State’s powers and the definition of “significant impact”. What are your concerns about the secondary legislation, or what you would like …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"Q Is there anything that you would have preferred to see in the primary legislation, or do you think secondary legislation affords industry and Government flexibility?
Ian Hulme: There is a balance to be struck. When something is written on the face of the Bill and things change—and we …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"Q I, too, put on the record that I am a member of the IPAC caucus in this Parliament.
Thank you for speaking to us today. May I turn the conversation a little on its head? We have been talking about national security and the threat from China and …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"Q From the other perspective—I am thinking about a UK Government in the future overreaching—do you think there is any risk from this legislation?
Chung Ching Kwong: It is always a double-edged sword when it comes to regulating against threats. The more that the Secretary of State or the …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"Q The Committee heard this morning about the public sector’s level of technical debt. This Bill is important in terms of safeguarding essential services, but we heard that an important factor—notwithstanding this Bill—is tackling the enormous number of legacy systems. How do you see us running the two in …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) for securing this debate and the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis), who made some very powerful points about parallels with the Baltic states that I completely agree with. I think all …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"We have heard from chief Ministers and leaders of the other British overseas territories how disappointed they have been in the rhetoric used by the Conservatives in trying to drag them into the situation. There is no question about our commitment to the British overseas territories. This deal is a …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I feel I should put on record at the beginning that I am not the Government’s trade envoy to Mauritius—[Hon. Members: “Yet!”] Hansard can record a diplomatic silence at this point.
This debate ultimately turns on whether we understand the world as it is, not as we might wish it …..." Tim Roca - View Speech