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HANSARD Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and DisinformationThe hon. Member is making a very important point. I have tried repeatedly to find answers from the Government’s Counter Disinformation Unit. That specialist unit, set up in…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and DisinformationIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate under your chairship today, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose) for securing this timely and important…16 Jan 2024HANSARDSafer Streets FundWe welcome the safer streets fund, which will go some way to supporting the night-time economy that has been badly hit over 14 years. The Government’s efforts to tackle spiking…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesThe Houthis are an antisemitic terrorist group that have caused havoc in Yemen over the past decade, starting a civil war that has killed more than 350,000 people. Their slogan…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesWill the Minister give way?09 Jan 2024HANSARDTackling SpikingI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Once again, I welcome her to her role. She has been a long-standing advocate for action on tackling violence against women…18 Dec 2023HANSARDSpikingIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mr Efford, and to follow that barnstormer of a speech from my friend, the right hon. Member for Romsey and…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis has been a very difficult week for Pontypridd and Taff Ely. Last night, a serious fire and explosion in Treforest occurred and sadly one person is still unaccounted for. On…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyIt is a privilege to close this important and timely debate on behalf of the Opposition, and to follow the hon. Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt), who gave us a fresh dose of reality.…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI wholeheartedly agree, and I was going to come on to the very powerful speech by the right hon. and learned Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis), outlining exactly…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyI welcome the intervention, and I know that stop and search has an appropriate place, particularly in targeting knife crime and offensive weapons. It can be an appropriate tool if…05 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyYes, happily. In fact, my community, along with many others across the country, recently came together to commemorate White Ribbon Day, which is always a poignant moment to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsAs ever, it is a privilege to speak on behalf of the people in my community of Pontypridd and Taff Ely in today’s autumn statement debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member…27 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsIt is a privilege to take on this important role. I pass on my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) for her dedication and commitment. I am…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIt is a true privilege to be back in the Chamber once again, on behalf of the Opposition, to open the third debate in recent months on Report stage of this incredibly important…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy hon. Friend has made an important point about an issue faced by all our constituents who are struggling to get out of contracts that do not give value for money, and…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillFirst, let me say how pleased I am to see the Minister remain in post, and I thank him for his collaboration during the passage of the Bill; it has been appreciated by those on…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMay I briefly join the Minister in thanking all the members of the Public Bill Committee and the Clerks of the House? I give personal thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionOne thing that is becoming more dangerous as a result of same-sex couples having to pay for artificial insemination is the rise in people on Facebook offering their services at a…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIVF ProvisionThe hon. Member is making a brilliant speech; I thank her for all her work in this area. One of the problems is that the societal stigma around fertility treatments persists and…24 Oct 2023