Bills Presented – in the House of Commons at 12:00 pm on 14 May 2026.
Presentation and resumption of proceedings (Standing Orders Nos. 57 and 80A)
Secretary Liz Kendall, supported by the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Darren Jones, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Secretary Wes Streeting, Secretary Heidi Alexander, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Emma Reynolds and Kanishka Narayan, presented a Bill to make provision, including provision amending the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, about the security and resilience of network and information systems used or relied on in connection with the carrying on of essential activities.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put (
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