Speeches by Anderson.

“We have seen the photos of the Schengen shack, which is a considerable shack. In practice, what will change for UK visitors to Gibraltar when this treaty is in force? You have talked about some special circumstances for refusal, but what are some examples of conditions for which Spain could refuse entry into Gibraltar …”

“What is the practical impact of the treaty on the import of goods to Gibraltar? Will it affect the supply of British food and other products to your shops? In Northern Ireland, there have been issues over baby milk or dental amalgam. When small issues have popped up, have you been assured, during this process, that all…”

“So will there be no red or green streams? When the goods arrive in the port, some of them will be going to southern Spain, and some to Gibraltar. Will they be going through two different channels? Does this treaty change that?”

“I would like to just pick up on how this would apply in an example, such as the one the Chair shared earlier about London. We have clearly seen disinformation about crime in London and the Mayor of London has called it out. There is evidence that it has come from foreign actors as well. It meets a certain threshold but…”

“We have heard that this is a hybrid war. It is a threat. In no other sphere of defence do we sit alone and not work with allies in step. We create organisations of allies to work together. That is part of the recommendations in our report. We have seen how media literacy has been built in to other countries. We saw lif…”

“The Committee has found in its report that a culture of secrecy and over-classification surrounding state-linked disinformation campaigns can run counter to that turning up the volume. There are examples of where it is happening and where it is called out. In other countries we have seen that they have specifically sai…”

“We highlighted in our report that Ofcom has a specific duty, but in a letter Ofcom wrote to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy it said that it was not its role and it did not have a specific duty on media literacy. There is some confusion by Ofcom. As a result it could be said, and maybe it is becaus…”

“That will help understand when it reaches legal thresholds or not and—”

“Is it possible to do this on our own as the UK, or is it an international problem with a blurring of lines especially when we are talking about foreign information? We have gone to many countries in our inquiries and we have seen this happen in so many places and in similar ways, yet every individual country seems to b…”

“What is that labelling taskforce called?”

“The follow-on from that is: is there enough join-up in Government to be able to do it? Is there enough ability for the foreign disinformation knowledge that comes in from the FCDO to join up with your information? We have already mentioned the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education, and DSIT. Which Department wil…”

“The volume needs to be turned up because foreign state actors are manipulating democracies in other places, and we can see that happening here. They are undermining our way of life in ways that are very subtle and sometimes not very overt. So making them overt is very important but it means a change of culture. Another…”

“I absolutely agree, and my hon. Friend makes a very good point: this also includes service families. No matter what family someone comes from, it is a huge loss. These are people missing from family tables, about whom there are still questions, and it is a trauma not to know what happened—that is what this legacy legis…”

“I absolutely agree; it was just too much even to ask or encourage more people to come forward—if they did come forward, there would be no justice. The families of victims often see those people in their local supermarket; they are living in their communities, but the families know that there is no hope of them ever hav…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for mentioning Tommy Judge, the work he has done and all that he has lived with throughout his life. My hon. Friend and I have met many other people across England who are working to support victims and survivors in Great Britain, as well as in Northern Ireland. The report ends on a cliffhanger. …”

“In 1998 immunity was in the Good Friday agreement, and the whole population got to vote on that, and on whether or not they agreed with that immunity—it was very controversial. There was no vote on whether the population agreed with immunity in the legacy Act. In fact, all the democratically elected parties lined up to…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain; I wish you a happy St Patrick’s day. I thank the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), for securing this debate and choosing this topic, and I commend her and the Committee for their solid w…”

“This is not a party political issue. We have led on Ukraine for many years and we still are doing so. I am very proud of the role we have played, under both Governments. The Labour Government are now moving forward far further and far faster. I am also proud that we recently signed the global ocean treaty. This debate …”

“I am honoured to speak in this debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) for securing the debate. I worked in international development for many years, specifically on water sanitation and hygiene, so …”

“Hear, hear!”