In the House - Chris Matheson MP

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Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q How did they manage that dominant position, and what lessons are there to be learned from that, either in stopping other companies from getting that dominant position or in helping us to diversify?

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q First to Mr Parton, we talk about Huawei, but is it the case that it is not Huawei but the Chinese state or the Chinese Communist party trading as Huawei? All the focus is on Huawei at the...

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q And who should do that external auditing?

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q Should there be some form of external audit of asset registers?

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q Thank you, Mr McCabe. I want to follow on directly from the answer that was given to Mr Johnston. This morning, I asked some of the larger mobile firms whether they had done a proper audit,...

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I want to follow up the point that Mr Jones and Mr Johnston made. The Government are requiring the industry to make these changes for all the reasons that we understand. We are hoping for...

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q So you know where all the dodgy stuff would be, if you were asked to find it.

Examination of Witnesses

Telecommunications (Security) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Thank you, Mr Hollobone. In that case, I might take liberties and squeeze two questions into one.Q Gentlemen, can I assume that you have done an audit—an asset register, if you...

European Union (Future Relationship) Bill

Commons debates

I shall be voting in favour of the deal today, but not with any enthusiasm. This is an awful deal—the first trade deal in history to make trade even harder. It removes freedoms and piles...

Developing Countries: Nutrition

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance will be allocated to basic nutrition services during 2021.

Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

Commons debates

We get the usual fundamental dishonesty in the Government’s position: they herald an increase in spending power, but that is entirely predicated on increases in council tax, and when those...

UK Hydrogen Economy

Backbench Business

Chris Matheson made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. Slightly off subject, in Cheshire we also have expertise in pharmaceuticals, and lost that to the south-east. We hear about levelling up, and I am sure...

UK Hydrogen Economy

Backbench Business

Chris Matheson made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on securing this debate and his comprehensive...

Liberal Democrats: Criminal Investigation

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

The Commission is responsible for regulating political finance in the UK. In performing this role it may ask other law enforcement bodies, like the police, to consider investigating matters that...

Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to you, Ms Ghani, and to all hon. Members for contributing to this debate. I think it was the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) who talked about...

Covid-19: Effect on People with Learning Disabilities

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people with learning disabilities. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I thank...

Hydrogen Energy

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The GMB union has pointed out that one of the simple benefits of the hydrogen strategy is that there is an existing gas network with 24 million homes connected to it, and thousands of jobs can be...

Hydrogen Energy

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps the Government have taken to support the introduction of hydrogen energy networks in the UK.

Energy White Paper

Commons debates

The section of the White Paper that I shall be reading is the one on hydrogen. The Secretary of State and the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth will know that in my area—the...

Global Malnutrition: FCDO Role - [Philip Davies in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I declare an interest because, a couple of years ago, I visited health and vaccination programmes in Ethiopia, and the visit...