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Lord Clement-Jones (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Contribution

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 much hope they do. At this stage in Committee, of course, nothing gets decided, but I assure the Minister that, if this continues, and the Government do not respond in some shape or form to both those pretty solid recommendations from the committee, we will bring this back on Report. When I say that the sting was in the beginning of the response, I mean that it was a bit surprising, given that the Minister has been the chair of the committee and knows the seriousness with which we all take its recommendations. A huge amount of work goes into the detail, and she knows how much store we place on the recommendations. I hope that she will use all her influence to make sure that the Government introduce before Report something along the lines of what I have produced. In the meantime, I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 92C.

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