Contributions
401 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThat this House do not insist on its insistence on Lords Amendments 23 and 106 to 120 in respect of which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement; and do agree with the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI emphasise again that the Government’s convening of recent discussions and our willingness to compromise on the issue of unfair dismissal should signal to parliamentarians and…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions today. This continues the robust discussion that we have had throughout the passage of the Bill. I come first to some of…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Motions A1 to E1. Given the developments that have taken place since the Bill was last debated by the House, I would like to take some time to set…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThat this House do not insist on its insistence on Lords Amendment 1B in respect of which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement; and do agree with the Commons in their…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaThe noble Baroness raises the importance of keeping up to speed with technological developments and looking at their potential impact. Many AI services are already regulated under…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaWe are focusing on implementation of the Online Safety Act: protecting children from harmful content, backing Ofcom as it goes through the children’s risk assessments of the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaThe noble Lord cites some important evidence which, along with other evidence about the links between social media use and different cohorts of young people, young adults and so…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaAs I mentioned before, we think it is incredibly important to support parents to navigate the online world and support their children’s access. I mentioned the pilot awareness…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaThe role of parents and of media literacy is, of course, critical. Indeed, as technology evolves, as access changes, the department will be supporting parents and carers with…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaThe noble Viscount makes a really good point—one I was trying to make not as eloquently earlier—that there are good reasons for children to be online. Children of all ages can…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaI do not follow that logic at all. People have different views on online content, and trying to balance the potential benefit that children can have from accessing the digital…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaWe are taking serious action here in the UK through the Online Safety Act. We are also looking very carefully at the evidence that is available about the impacts of social media,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren: Social MediaWe understand parents’ concerns about the impact of social media on children. We have taken some of the boldest steps globally to ensure that online content is genuinely age…10 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 October be approved. Relevant document: 40th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesThe issue of fraud and telecoms is very important. My noble friend Lord Hanson of Flint recently launched a telecoms fraud charter to emphasise how important it is for all…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesThat experience indeed shows that good connectivity can provide opportunities for young people to participate in the economy and society. It is our aspiration that all people…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesIt is very important that there is connectivity across all the nations, and geographic coverage targets do include all nations. Many of the programmes in place to support the…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesAs part of that merger, there was a commitment to invest £11 billion in infrastructure. That is a very important part of the continued rollout of our digital infrastructure, and…09 Dec 2025HANSARDMobile Phone and Broadband PricesThere are very important roles for our regulators. There are also very important governance systems in place that govern how regulators work and how they are accountable to…09 Dec 2025