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HANSARD Social Media: Misinformation and AlgorithmsI thank my hon. Friend for championing safe and effective technology, and for the points she has made. She is absolutely right. First, it is essential that the technology be…17 Jul 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformThe Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s inquiry into regional innovation and growth has repeatedly heard that access to capital outside London and the south-east is the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesIt is extraordinary that the Tories have recovered so quickly from their economic mismanagement that they feel able to stop apologising, and even to offer advice—if only the…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI often show visitors the statue of Viscount Falkland and its missing spur, removed when a suffragette chained herself to it. I was here when protesters superglued their buttocks…02 Jul 2025HANSARDHeathrow Substation Outage: NESO ReviewSpeaking as a chartered electrical engineer and as the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, I am absolutely amazed that such an important and large part of…02 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThe north-east has the highest rate of disability in the country—31%—and more than a quarter of those of working age live in poverty, so the Secretary of State is absolutely right…30 Jun 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsLast week, as part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I visited NATO headquarters in the UK, where I met fantastic young men and women who are learning great skills as they…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, for securing this debate in Armed Forces Week and for the fantastic speech that he is making. Proportionally, the north-east sends more of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SchoolsAI is already prevalent in the workplace and in the education system, and we need to equip the next generation to be able to use AI tools productively and securely while also…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe all-party parliamentary group for Africa, which I chair, recently published its report on Africa’s just energy transition to accessible and renewable clean energy. What…24 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyAs Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee,, I really welcome this modern industrial strategy because it delivers on the promise Labour made in opposition to put…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I will not take any interventions, thank you. I particularly fear the impact on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged—those without the social capital of so many arguing for…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIn general, this debate has shown Parliament at its best: informed, considered and passionate. I have not spoken in it before; I have listened, reflected, read, and sought to…20 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I apologise for not being here earlier. I commend the Government for engaging in a cross-party discussion about AI, which is what the country needs to do, but the key issue is…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. On Saturday, residents in Westerhope told me how nuisance vehicles, illegal and modified e-bikes, off-road bikes and speeding cars are making their lives an absolute misery,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThere is much in this strategic defence review that will be of interest to my Committee. I welcome the report and in particular the recognition that science, innovation and…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitA trade deal with the world’s fastest-growing economy, which the Tories failed to achieve; a trade deal with the world’s richest economy, which they also failed to achieve; and a…20 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to Lords amendment 43B, which deals with the safeguarding of scientific research and ensuring that the exemptions in the Bill are used for the purposes of such…14 May 2025