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HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionToday we are debating something that is very important: the protection of children from online harms is vital. I commend the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on what I…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI respect the hon. Member’s intervention for its politeness, but I do not think the answer is suddenly to encourage all children who are finding it hard to find purposeful and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI set out clearly at the beginning of my speech why we cannot support the motion, which is effectively a blank cheque. Notwithstanding the fact that the hon. Member for Twickenham…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI can agree with that. My point is that this Government are trying to suggest that a consensus can be found in the absence of their having a policy position. They are talking…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI did not uncover any answer there. Charities and life sciences firms are telling me that this Government have begun to issue tax bills on free drugs, such that one company is…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAmid the utter muck-storm of this week, it is World Cancer Day, when we should be thanking our incredible scientists whose breakthroughs give hope to patients at their lowest ebb.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI thank the Secretary of State for advance notice of her statement. What does an ailing Prime Minister do to demonstrate firm and decisive leadership? He launches a consultation,…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Science and Discovery CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden) on securing this debate and…14 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesI thank the Secretary of State for advance notice of her statement. Last week, public outrage was rightly expressed about the use of artificial intelligence to undress women and…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillThe whistleblowers continue to raise serious concerns about the structures upon which the Government’s digital identity platform will be built. The hon. Member looks absolutely…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillHappy new year, Mr Speaker, and thank you for putting the heating on. I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the Government’s rationale for this legislation in the…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillThe hon. Gentleman is wilfully misinterpreting what I am saying. There is not an issue with having systems tested; there is an issue with the fact that the system test failed.…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillI welcome the strategy, but I have not yet had a chance to have a good look at it, because the Government always seem to publish these sorts of documents right at the last minute.…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillAs my right hon. Friend is aware, local government is outside of the scope of the Bill, but it is a very juicy target—much of the public sector remains a very juicy target. In…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman is correct: this is fundamentally about culture—that is the point that I am making. We can pass as many regulations as we like, but a lot of the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters are making very big claims about the pharmaceuticals deal with America, to make up for the billions lost in life sciences investment under Labour. Life sciences firms…17 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf we are making Christmas jokes, I think this deal is all tinsel and no tree. The problem is that Labour trumpets about these deals and is then completely sketchy about what has…17 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealI congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) on introducing the debate. He made a particularly excellent contribution to last week’s petition debate on…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealI agree, and I am interested to hear what the Minister has to say about VPNs—whether they should be age-gated, whether we should look at app store controls so that parents have to…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: RepealIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John, not least because it means that you cannot speak. I think you would happily take up a good hour of the debate talking…15 Dec 2025