I refer the Hon Member to the response to PQ 276284.

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The commercial decisions that mobile network operators are making now about what equipment to buy are part of a continuing process.

Yes, I do agree with my hon. Friend. I think that both those points are important.

The right hon. Gentleman is right, but they are not mutually exclusive. We can and should do both.

The hon. Gentleman has asked a number of questions; let me try to deal with as many of them as I can. On the hon.

As I said to the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, the UK Government are not uninterested in this subject; far from it.

The right hon. Gentleman is right, but they are not mutually exclusive. We can and should do both.

My right hon. and learned Friend is right to highlight the ISC’s statement, which has been an important contribution to the debate.

I certainly think that my hon. Friend’s description justifies his reference to difficult issues.