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HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI do indeed agree with my hon. Friend on that. Child sexual exploitation and abuse is one of the most horrendous harms, and the Government are committed to ensuring that UK law…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend’s constituency is indeed a hotbed of innovation. She will be delighted to know that Healthtech-1 has benefited from a range of Government support to date, including…25 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenAs the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on children’s online safety, my hon. Friend will know that keeping children safe online is a priority for this Government. We are…25 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenIt was the hon. Gentleman’s party that dragged its feet in bringing forward the legislation and that watered it down. We are busy trying to implement the Act as it was set out in…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government remain committed to ending the use of all animals, including dogs, in scientific procedures, replacing them with modern, human-relevant technologies. Our long-term…25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SchoolsMy Department is working closely with the Department for Education and Skills England to ensure that the education system is ready for the opportunities and the challenges that AI…25 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI absolutely agree that some children are still stumbling upon material and content that they should not be. When the Online Safety Act is fully enacted in July, we will see a…25 Jun 2025HANSARDAnimal Experiments: Medical ResearchThe road map will set out how we can get to a place where we can phase out animal testing. I cannot set out dates and what the road map will include, but a huge amount of…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAnimal Experiments: Medical ResearchI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening this important debate, and I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. We…16 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Safety: Super Complaints MechanismI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital…09 Jun 2025HANSARDUK’s Future Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights Regime Consultation: Government ResponseOur parallel importation laws, which regulate the common practice of importing genuine physical goods that are first sold in other countries into the UK for resale, play an…15 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Environmental ImpactI assure my hon. Friend that the Government are committed to ensuring that AI development aligns with sustainability goals. We welcome the advances in cooling technologies, such…14 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Environmental ImpactDSIT works closely with other Departments, including the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to align AI energy…14 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Environmental ImpactAs I have set out, we have inter-ministerial meetings that bring Ministers together, including Ministers from DEFRA. The Secretary of State regularly meets representatives from…14 May 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsThe stats that I have say that in 2023 the use of dogs in procedures reduced by 9%. On overall animal testing, I will have to get back to my hon. Friend. I am sure that my…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsMy hon. Friend intervenes at the right time, as I was about to say that in publishing our road map, we will be setting out how we can go even further in supporting alternative…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and I am happy to share the research and reasons behind my arguments. For the reasons I have given, animal testing is required by…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening this important debate. I…28 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Democracy: Impact of Digital PlatformsI thank the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for securing the debate. I join her in honouring the memory of our dear colleagues Sir David Amess and Jo Cox. I am…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCyber-security and Resilience PolicyToday the Government have published a policy statement on proposed legislative measures to bolster the UK’s cyber-security and resilience. Our digital economy and essential…01 Apr 2025