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HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanAs well as the ban on trade with settlements that we are debating, does my hon. Friend agree that the Government now need to spell out exactly how they will seek to dissuade those…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyIt is a real pleasure to speak in this debate. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing it, and I agree with many of his remarks…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyThe hon. Member raises a really important point, and it is part of a broader picture. My understanding is that something like only half of all schools have an appropriate AI…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyI absolutely agree. That phenomenon of so-called cognitive offloading and the lack of scaffolding in skills is a genuine concern. Equally, we see how rapidly and accurately AI can…08 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI will not ask the Minister to comment on future sanctions designations—I understand he cannot do that. I want to ask him about something different: the scope of the multilateral…01 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationThe lack of national maternity triage standards has been of huge concern to a number of my constituents, in some cases through bitter and heartbreaking experience. The Secretary…30 Jun 2026HANSARDSudanThe Minister is a good man, and I know that he cares deeply about this subject, but the time for calling on the belligerents and their backers to desist, for urging them to stop,…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationMy hon. Friend will recognise that where there is such degradation, huge amounts of biodiversity are lost. Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, and I am…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationMy hon. Friend is making another important speech after that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy). Does he agree that it is concerning to hear from…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationMy hon. Friend will recognise that where there is such degradation, huge amounts of biodiversity are lost. Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, and I am…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationMy hon. Friend is making another important speech after that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy). Does he agree that it is concerning to hear from…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently visited Chad with the all-party group for Sudan and South Sudan, and in that connection we will shortly be registering an interest. Like the Foreign Secretary, I was…16 Jun 2026HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator: Critical Infrastructure8. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken by the Building Safety Regulator on critical infrastructure.15 Jun 2026HANSARDBuilding Safety Regulator: Critical InfrastructureI am very grateful to the Minister’s Department for its work with me on unblocking a major housing scheme in my constituency. The Minister rightly mentions challenges with the BSR…15 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sFive hundred and twenty-seven of my constituents told me that they wanted a ban—I am delighted that the Government have listened to them—and only seven were against. Parents also…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI commend our brave forces for their skilful action and welcome my right hon. Friend to his place. He spoke passionately about defending British values, but at the same time as…15 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceThe AI Security Institute’s pre-release analysis of AI models did not prevent Grok’s production of over 3 million sexualised images. Even Steve Bannon, of all people, is now…20 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityI welcome the measures in the King’s Speech on energy security, as on many other issues. The Opposition’s wrong-headed approach would leave us tethered to global markets that we…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityIn order to keep to time, I will not. Capital constraints, and relatedly, constraints in compute, are real. We must recognise that while unilateral measures to support sovereign…19 May 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is very important that any reorganisation of services involve the engagement of firefighters, because they know the service and its needs…28 Apr 2026