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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Safety OnlineLast month I announced a landmark package of measures to better protect children online. We announced that social media companies will no longer be able to offer their services to…15 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenLast month, I announced a defining moment for children and families, banning social media companies from providing their services to under-16s, banning livestreaming and stranger…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend has done on these issues. Young people’s voices have been, and will continue to be, heard. We had 14,000 children and young people…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI welcome my hon. Friend’s urging. We do indeed intend to look at further measures about this. As I have said, including to the Chair of the Select Committee, I will look once…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenAs always, the hon. Gentleman makes an important point, which is that this is not a “one and done”, as I said in my statement last week. It cannot be, because technology is…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI saw the documentary and absolutely agree how concerning it is. I bet that many men, even some in this Chamber, will have been fed this vile stuff just because they are a man. We…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenOf course I have talked to my right hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield, because I am focusing on doing my job, which is to do the right thing for children and families in this…01 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenI share the concerns of the good people of the hon. Member’s constituency about AI chatbots. I will come back with a further statement to the House about the things I said in my…01 Jul 2026HANSARDWomen in Tech TaskforceOur economy loses around £3.5 billion a year because women leave the tech sector or change jobs due to barriers that should not exist. That is bad for women and for the tech…01 Jul 2026HANSARDWomen in Tech TaskforceMy hon. Friend is right that the bias in technology highlights why we need more women building it. We want more women in tech and more tech that works for women. That is exactly…01 Jul 2026HANSARDWomen in Tech TaskforceI think the most effective way to get change is to show the results that have been achieved by the women who produce the brilliant science and technology that helps to create…01 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud that today I am launching our charter for women in research, setting out minimum standards for maternity pay and leave for women doing PhDs in this country, alongside…01 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the hon. Lady is really concerned to ensure that her constituents have proper network coverage. We encourage mobile network operators to use existing infrastructure…01 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to put the hon. Lady straight, but we are not cutting money for that. We are actually putting in the biggest funding for research and development ever in this…01 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI say gently to the hon. Lady that we are dealing with the mess we inherited from Conservative Members by ensuring that this country can rely on clean, renewable, home-grown…01 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point—we know children will try to get around the ban, and will succeed. Our measures are as much about resetting the cultural and social…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sWe have not set any targets or goals. I do think that more highly effective age verification measures will make a difference. As I said—I want to be honest—this is about today’s…15 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16srose—15 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sIt is more complicated than it seems, but in the end, to govern is to choose. There are already strong requirements on companies under the Online Safety Act, as I said, and the…15 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sAs I said, I will make a further statement to the House in July, which will include issues such as raising the digital age of consent, so that we have greater protections around…15 Jun 2026