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Baroness Neville-Jones (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 September 2026

Debate

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Contribution

My Lord, this Bill is largely directed at a given segment of the corporate sector. That reminds us, however, that there is a very large swathe of the corporate sector that we are not focusing on directly. However, in the corporate sector generally, the board has to be interested in all risks, not just financial risks, or whether the book market or the wine market is in good shape; it must be able to protect the business and its shareholders. The board has a duty to the shareholders to do that. This is a very good opportunity to try to raise the level of performance in this area. The record is demonstrably not very good. This is an opportunity to help raise the level of performance and make it clear that if you take on a responsibility as a board director, you will have to be able to help conduct the business of that organisation at the highest possible level. I very strongly support Amendment 167.

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