I am grateful to my right hon. Friend—and he is a friend—who I know is saying what he has to say. We know that the memorandum of understanding can be amended as developments in the organisation of Government require it to be amended, but the trouble is that the Prime Minister has been reluctant to amend it and it is not being amended. The reason this amendment was introduced in the other place is to force the Government to do what they should be doing voluntarily.
National Security Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 3 May 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on National Security Bill.
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