To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the seven page report of recommendations produced as a result of his department's recent review of nuclear test veteran historical record, which was published in July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the seven page report of recommendations produced as a result of his department's recent review of nuclear test veteran historical record, which was published in July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of minimal residual disease testing in supporting more personalised treatment pathways for blood cancer patients.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of minimal residual disease testing in supporting more personalised treatment pathways for blood cancer patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting academic research, student competitions, and start-up enterprise testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting academic research, student competitions, and start-up enterprise testing.

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 37 to 61 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 49).

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 37 to 61 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 49).

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

92C: Clause 37, page 62, line 24, leave out subsection (7)

Member’s explanatory statement

This probing amendment would remove the power for the Secretary of State to amend this Act by regulations so as to change the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny requirements applying to a code of practice. It responds...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

92C: Clause 37, page 62, line 24, leave out subsection (7)

Member’s explanatory statement

This probing amendment would remove the power for the Secretary of State to amend this Act by regulations so as to change the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny requirements applying to a code of practice. It responds...

My Lords, I think that we are in the final furlong. In moving my Amendment 92C, I will also speak to the closely aligned Amendment 95C under my name. These amendments raise a profound and non-negotiable constitutional principle. They respond directly to the almost always authoritative recommendations of the Delegated...

My Lords, I think that we are in the final furlong. In moving my Amendment 92C, I will also speak to the closely aligned Amendment 95C under my name. These amendments raise a profound and non-negotiable constitutional principle. They respond directly to the almost always authoritative recommendations of the Delegated...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for opening the final day of Committee. For a Bill of such importance, I am surprised at the speed of our progress. However, if quantity has been low, quality has more than compensated.

I agree with the noble Lord that this Committee...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for opening the final day of Committee. For a Bill of such importance, I am surprised at the speed of our progress. However, if quantity has been low, quality has more than compensated.

I agree with the noble Lord that this Committee...

I thank the noble Lord for his Amendments 92C and 95C, and note that these amendments were recommended by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in its report of 17 July. Some noble Lords may be aware that, until very recently, I was the chair of that committee. I...

I thank the noble Lord for his Amendments 92C and 95C, and note that these amendments were recommended by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in its report of 17 July. Some noble Lords may be aware that, until very recently, I was the chair of that committee. I...

I thank the Minister for her response, which was the reverse of the usual ministerial response—the sting was not in the tail but at the beginning. The end was much more conciliatory, given that she said the Government will consider taking on board the DPRRC’s recommendations before Report. I very...

I thank the Minister for her response, which was the reverse of the usual ministerial response—the sting was not in the tail but at the beginning. The end was much more conciliatory, given that she said the Government will consider taking on board the DPRRC’s recommendations before Report. I very...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

99: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“Cyber security competence: functions of the UK Cyber Security Council

(1) The UK Cyber Security Council is to exercise the functions described in subsection (2) and is accountable to the Secretary of State for the exercise of those functions.

(2) The functions...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

99: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“Cyber security competence: functions of the UK Cyber Security Council

(1) The UK Cyber Security Council is to exercise the functions described in subsection (2) and is accountable to the Secretary of State for the exercise of those functions.

(2) The functions...

My Lords, all the amendments that I have put down to the Bill are derived from evidence we received on the National Resilience Select Committee. I am sorry that I was not here last week to address those that came up then, and I am very grateful to my noble...

My Lords, all the amendments that I have put down to the Bill are derived from evidence we received on the National Resilience Select Committee. I am sorry that I was not here last week to address those that came up then, and I am very grateful to my noble...

My Lords, I was hoping that there would be other contributors—there will be a double-banking on this amendment.

I support Amendment 99, tabled by my noble friend. Throughout our deliberations on this Bill, the Government have placed enormous emphasis on imposing tough, outcomes-based statutory duties on operators and suppliers across our...

My Lords, I was hoping that there would be other contributors—there will be a double-banking on this amendment.

I support Amendment 99, tabled by my noble friend. Throughout our deliberations on this Bill, the Government have placed enormous emphasis on imposing tough, outcomes-based statutory duties on operators and suppliers across our...

My Lords, I intervene in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I do not want the Liberal

Democrats to be on their own, so I hear the call from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. It brings me back to the coalition days, when...

My Lords, I intervene in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I do not want the Liberal

Democrats to be on their own, so I hear the call from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. It brings me back to the coalition days, when...

My Lords, I very much hope that the Government will accept the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. It strikes me as a practical and important contribution to the Bill.

In addition to the points that have already been made by noble colleagues, there is one more...

My Lords, I very much hope that the Government will accept the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. It strikes me as a practical and important contribution to the Bill.

In addition to the points that have already been made by noble colleagues, there is one more...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for bringing forward Amendment 99. Throughout our consideration of the Bill, I have returned several times to the distinction between cyber compliance and cyber capability, and this amendment goes directly to that issue. We can impose ever more duties on businesses,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for bringing forward Amendment 99. Throughout our consideration of the Bill, I have returned several times to the distinction between cyber compliance and cyber capability, and this amendment goes directly to that issue. We can impose ever more duties on businesses,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment, in particular her focus on the importance of the skills and competence of the UK cyber security professionals on whom we all rely and our economy will continue to rely. As the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, said, an important aspect...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment, in particular her focus on the importance of the skills and competence of the UK cyber security professionals on whom we all rely and our economy will continue to rely. As the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, said, an important aspect...