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HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I add my voice to the concerns that have been raised about the clause, and about the powers for the Secretary of State that are littered throughout the Bill. This comes on top of…21 Jun 2022HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System: Labour ShortagesThe reality out in the country is that we have labour shortages across multiple sectors, 1.3 million job vacancies, the most persistent post-pandemic drop in employment in the G7,…20 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIt is really important that we send a clear message that it is absolutely nonsense to send people away to recover from their addiction without the mental health support they need,…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionI was at the Speaker’s House reception, and one of the most shocking things I heard was that two thirds of people who commit suicide have never sought any support for their mental…08 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Action on Suicide PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) on securing the debate, in which we have…08 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to add my voice to the calls for ways to monitor the success or failures of this legislation. We are starting from a position of self-regulation where companies write the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)Some of the evidence we heard suggested that the current precedent was that the Secretary of State had very little to do with independent regulators in this realm, but that the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)On the way that media literacy relates to misinformation and disinformation, we heard from William Moy, chief executive of Full Fact. His view was that the Bill does nothing to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)Amendment 10 would create a duty to publish the illegal content risk assessment, and proactively supply that to Ofcom. This is new legislation that is really a trial that will set…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)This part of the Bill deals with the definitions of services and which services would be exempt. I consider myself a millennial; most people my age or older are Facebook and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)The point I was trying to get the Minister to think about was the action of companies in going through the process of these assessments and then making that information publicly…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee. I want to apologise for missing the evidence sessions. Unfortunately, I came down with covid, but I have been following the progress of…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)One of the challenges for this legislation will be the way it is enforced. Have my hon. Friend and her Front-Bench colleagues given consideration to the costs of the funding that…07 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Fifth sitting)I congratulate my own Front Bench on this important amendment. I would like the Minister to respond to the issue of transparency and the reason why only the regulator would have…07 Jun 2022HANSARDHospitality Industry: LiverpoolI am grateful to the Minister for responding to the debate. I want to take the opportunity to emphasise again that the potential short-term impact of spiralling prices and high…06 Jun 2022HANSARDHospitality Industry: LiverpoolI am grateful for the time, at the end of today, to talk a little about the hospitality industry in my home city of Liverpool, in the face of growing challenges. As the country…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League Final: ParisI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) on securing this urgent question and on the way he has represented the fans over the last week. We need…06 Jun 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesWhile the Chancellor is still considering a windfall tax, I want to tell him about one constituent of mine who got in touch: a 62-year-old woman in Walton, who decided to…17 May 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessI am grateful to the Minister for that answer. Liverpool, Walton ranks as the most deprived community in the whole of England. I am used to constituents contacting my office…17 May 2022HANSARDTax System: Fairness7. What recent steps he has taken to ensure fairness in the application of the tax system.17 May 2022