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HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the facts I cited are empirical evidence that is irrefutable? There has been no response from the BBC or the Government to the report from the…06 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalThe Green Paper is about the future of the BBC, but we also have to address the issues and challenges that it faces today while the consultation goes on and the new charter is…06 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalWill the Minister give way?06 Jan 2026HANSARDFree Bus Travel: Over-60sIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on introducing this important…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker, and a happy new year to all. I have a constituent who was in care as a child and who was arrested at age 11, more than four decades ago, for stealing. Even…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe unstoppable machine of American imperialist invasions has killed millions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. From aiding, arming and abetting a genocide in Palestine, to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDFree Bus Travel: Over-60sI am afraid that I do not have cost figures to hand, but the research that I referred to in preparation for this speech demonstrated the quantifiable economic benefits of the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDPuberty Suppressants TrialI thank the Secretary of State for his response to the urgent question. One thing we should all agree on is that the human rights of all, including trans people, must be protected…17 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for his powerful and eloquent introduction to this…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealThe hon. Member is making an extremely passionate and informed speech. While the unintended consequences of the Online Safety Act on the small forums and specialist groups that he…15 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyI beg to move, That this House has considered AI safety. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Butler, and it is an honour and a privilege to open this really…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyI completely agree. We have to consider the functionality available in these tools and the way they are used—wherever regulations exist for that service in our society, the same…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyThe enforcement processes that we have for existing regulations where human beings are providing that service are auditable. We do not have enforcement mechanisms for this kind of…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyThe hon. Member touches on a broader point: any area with experts and specialist requirements for end users or for the use of that tool for an audience or demographic must…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I am grateful for the work that her Select Committee is doing, but I gently suggest that we need representatives from all the other…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyI am glad to hear that. If the United States and China race to build the strongest systems, let Britain be the nation that ensures the technology remains safe, accountable and…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for taking part in this important debate. Amazing, informed and critical contributions have been made and it is important that the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationWill the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationI thank the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) for securing this debate. For some, Kashmir is seen as a geopolitical flashpoint, but for thousands of people in my…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Terminal Illness: Mental Health SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) for bringing this important topic for debate. When we…03 Dec 2025