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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Contribution

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, require ever more reports and give regulators even more powers but, ultimately, our cyber resilience depends on having enough people with the skills to prevent attacks, protect people from them and respond when they occur. That is why, like many other noble Lords, I support the principle behind the amendment.

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