Speeches by Collins.

“This amendment is consequential on amendment 14.”

“Amendment 13, page 40, line 31, leave out from “regulation 6(1)” to end of line 33.”

“My very first letter as a Member of Parliament was to Thames Water, following the unacceptable fact that thousands of hours of sewage had been released into the River Ver, one of our precious chalk streams. Whatever the future structure of Thames Water, what guarantees can the Minister put in place that the environment…”

“This amendment would ensure that any disclosure under regulation 6 or 6A of the NIS Regulations (defined by clause 1), rather than just disclosures under particular paragraphs of those regulations, would be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.”

““(4A) A disclosure of information under any provision of regulation 6 or this regulation must be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.”—(Kanishka Narayan.)”

“(4) In this section, ‘foreign power’ means—”

“Amendment proposed: 3, page 41, line 15, at end insert—”

““Exemption from disclosure: right to a fair trial”

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“6AB.—(1) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (1)(d) to (1)(f) of regulation 6, or regulation 6A, permits a NIS enforcement authority to share information with another NIS enforcement authority or with a person within paragraph (2) of regulation 6 if the Secretary of State determines that—”

“(a) the receiving jurisdiction is one in which the right to a fair trial cannot be guaranteed, or”

“(b) the disclosure could result in actions being taken that would be incompatible with the right to a fair trial.”

“(2) For the purposes of making a determination under paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State must have regard to the opinion of—”

“(a) subject matter experts, and”

“(b) competent civil society groups.”

“(3) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Act 2026, publish and lay before Parliament an annual report detailing the determinations made under paragraph (1) above in the previous 12 months.”—(Sir Iain Duncan Smith.)”

“This amendment would prevent the sharing of information with overseas authorities for the purpose of prosecuting crimes not committed in the UK if the Secretary of State determines that the receiving country is one in which the right to a fair trial cannot be guaranteed.”

“Question put, That the amendment be made.”

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“Amendment 14, page 41, line 4, at end insert—”