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HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesI thank the Minister, who is being extremely generous with his time. He makes some valid points about community facilities. Yesterday, the Government announced changes to the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesWill the Minister give way?10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesThe shadow Minister is making some excellent points. He is right that time is pressing. We need action now. We will all have fantastic community sports clubs in our constituencies…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesThe Minister has made some excellent opening remarks and there have been some excellent interventions already. Less than half of all children currently meet the daily guidelines…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and Communitiesrose—10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesIt is excellent to hear Labour’s plans, but I go back to the point that we need action now. The Prime Minister said last year said that he “would love to see all schools provide…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesMy hon. Friend makes a really valid point, and I think that other hon. Members have said likewise. Can we all take this opportunity to pay tribute to key people within society,…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to speak in my first pre-recess debate. I have learned a lot over the past year, and indeed in the past 18 months since being elected. This time last year, I was…20 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertyDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Government need to think outside the box when it comes to bed poverty? I am fortunate to have a fantastic range of bed manufacturers in my…19 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertyIn my constituency, the Batley & Birstall Excellence in Schools Together group of 21 schools across Batley and Birstall has identified at least 163 of its pupils who do not sleep…19 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. It is lovely to be back in a Public Bill Committee with many familiar faces—and a few new ones, including the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that if the Government are to achieve their objective—which we all share—for the Bill to be world-leading legislation, we cannot rely on whistleblowers…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that transparency should be at the heart of this Bill and that the Government have missed an opportunity to accelerate the inclusion of a provision in…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)I will speak briefly in favour of amendments 102 and 103. As I mentioned a few moments ago, legal but harmful content can act as the gateway to dangerous radicalisation and…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)A few moments ago, the Minister compared the online world to the real world. Does he agree that they are not the same? Sadly, the sort of thing that someone says in the pub on a…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)The hon. Member is making an excellent and very passionate speech, and I commend her for that. Would she agree with one of my concerns, which is about the message that this sends…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I share her deep concerns about the removal of these clauses. The Government have taken this tricky issue of the concept of “legal…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (Second sitting)The hon. Lady makes an important point. In terms of transparency, the question for me is, what are the Government worried about? Surely part of the Bill is about finding out what…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that people out there in the real world have absolutely no idea what a platform’s terms of service are, so we are being expected to make a judgment on…13 Dec 2022HANSARDONLINE SAFETY BILL (First sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that this feeds into the problem we have with the lack of a digital media literacy strategy in the Bill, which we have, sadly, had to accept? However,…13 Dec 2022