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HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Legislative ProposalsBoth the Under-Secretary of State and I have been remiss in not congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) on her…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed InternetFunnily enough, the statistics in the hon. Member’s constituency are better than the national average—just very slightly, by a smidgen—but I am very happy to meet him. More…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed InternetThe Secretary of State is in Singapore celebrating 60 years of diplomacy between our countries and drumming up investment, so I am afraid you have the deputies today, Mr Speaker.…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid the shadow Chancellor came in during the question. I have known him for a very long time, and I would not cheer him quite so enthusiastically myself— [ Interruption. ]…25 Jun 2025HANSARDDigital Inclusion: Southend East and RochfordMy hon. Friend makes a strong point: we need digital inclusion for every community. If we are going to have a digital Government, we need to have a digital nation, and we cannot…25 Jun 2025HANSARDDigital Inclusion: Southend East and RochfordThe digital inclusion action plan is one of things I am proudest of. Only this morning I launched the “IT reuse for good” charter. One thing that is really problematic for many…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthAnd have an extra minute.23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI just want to correct one thing in the film “Pride”, which is the plot my hon. Friend is referring to. The south Wales valley mining community—I represent the Rhondda and…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthWe are not in favour of that, either.23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI said it would be in this Session of Parliament, not this Parliament.23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride Monthrose —23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthAre you?23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI have finished.23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI am really grateful that the right hon. Gentleman has raised that point, and it is good that it is a point of agreement across the whole House. There was a time when large…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthMy hon. Friend makes a good point; that is very important. Indeed, the Gender Recognition Act 2004 lays down clearly the privacy responsibilities of other Government Departments.…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthYes, I thought there was a reason. Coming out matters for our personal pride and our collective pride, so that every boy and girl growing up does not internalise hatred, scorn and…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI am not sure whether it is tennis or tennis players—a bit like rugby and rugby players. We can laugh at ourselves—of course we can—and it is a really important part of this that…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI will come on in a moment to some of the problems that I think we have, but when I was first elected as a Member of Parliament, there were still many laws in this country that…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI think we should be proud of the fact that politics has changed the law in this country, and political parties were absolutely essential to that. I pay tribute to everybody in my…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthAnd the things you do not know, Mr Deputy Speaker—anyway. I beg to move, That this House has considered Pride Month. I should start by declaring an interest in this Pride debate.…23 Jun 2025