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HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: EffectivenessYes. If Reform Members are so concerned about the Online Safety Act, why are they not here in the Chamber asking me questions about it? Reform wants to scrap the Act, which would…10 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: EffectivenessIn the few days that I have been in post, a number of MPs and other organisations have already raised this issue with me. I will always be driven by evidence. I want to protect…10 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: EffectivenessI am glad that the hon. Lady has mentioned that today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Anyone who has experienced it in relation to their family or friends, or in their…10 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: EffectivenessWe do need to adapt to this age of phenomenal technological development. I have already had a discussion with the chief executive of Ofcom and I intend to meet many other…10 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: EffectivenessI am always driven by the evidence. We need to see how the Act is being implemented and whether and how it works, and that is the absolute priority for me. I will look at any…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNew Technologies in the WorkplaceI have a feeling that will be one of the gentler questions that my hon. Friend asks me over the coming months. I am a passionate public service reformer and I believe there is…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNew Technologies in the WorkplaceNew technology in the workplace can help companies become more productive and efficient. In making workplaces more accessible so that people can get work and stay in work, it is…10 Sept 2025HANSARDNew Technologies in the WorkplaceThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. My own constituency is dominated by small businesses, and one issue that they always raise is that we are great at start-ups in…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. This is a crucial area for our country, providing opportunities for jobs and work, and to improve our…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to ensure that people, businesses and creatives throughout the country can benefit from the huge opportunities that technological developments in AI promise, and that…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that the UK is a world leader in research and innovation. Over the spending review period, we are delivering £86 billion for research and development—a…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI believe that using tech and AI to modernise our public services enables the people who work in the public sector to spend more time on the things they want to spend time…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBecause this Government believe that science, technology and innovation are how this country will seize the opportunities of the future. Unlike Opposition Members, we are…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe cannot ensure that everybody in this country benefits from being online and from developments unless everybody is joined up to fast broadband. We have put £1.8 billion over the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionThe Labour party believes that everybody who can work must work. The hon. Gentleman should look at his own party’s record: progress on the disability employment gap and the lone…01 Sept 2025HANSARDSupporting Young People into Training: HexhamThis Labour Government believe that every young person should be able to fulfil their potential. Unlike Conservative Members, we will not stand by while almost 1 million young…01 Sept 2025HANSARDSupporting Young People into Training: HexhamMy hon. Friend is right that people have different needs in different parts of the country. We need to tailor employment support to the needs of individuals, so alongside measures…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. Throughout its work, the DWP is already looking at how to narrow the gaps between different parts of the country and different…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionWe are determined to drive down child poverty in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and right across Scotland and the rest of the UK. Our child poverty strategy will look at every…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionInvesting an additional £31 billion in the triple lock over this Parliament is delivering huge benefits to pensioners in Scotland, as are our measures to drive up the uptake of…01 Sept 2025