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HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that home-made steel is the fire in the belly of this country’s industrial strategy, and that without steel being made on our shores to the highest…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransWill the Minister meet me, and other members of the all-party parliamentary group for the armed forces, to discuss rolling out the best practice of some fire authorities to give…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformI welcome the reforms outlined today and the commitment to make sure that our most vulnerable disabled people are protected from these changes. In Darlington, we know the value of…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe right hon. Member knows where I stand and my views on this issue. Will he outline what has changed since February 2024, when he said no to a ban on phones in schools, but…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the shadow Minister give way?11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy hon. Friend, who has great expertise in this area, is making an eloquent speech. Does she agree that dismissals of pregnant women or new mothers are dramatically under-reported…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am a proud trade union member and in my career, I have campaigned for more rights for support…11 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillI pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister). It has been an honour to work alongside him on this crucial issue. Tackling…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillThat is exactly the case. Being 14 is hard. Being at school is tough. There has always been bullying, and it is unreasonable and unrealistic to say that we, as legislators, will…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillThe online world has lots of moving parts, and it is really hard for legislators to keep up. We are already lagging way behind where we need to be. What we need—I will address…07 Mar 2025HANSARDProtection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) BillIt has been very interesting to be part of this campaign, and I think there is a lot more to do. There are other areas that we must urgently take action on, from going forwards…07 Mar 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I pay tribute to the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) for his…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationOn implementation, would the Minister give clarity about the watermark for re-consultation and the point of delay of implementing the children’s codes under the Act? Amendments…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationWill the consultation this spring for the next iterations of the codes include consultation with parliamentarians, or is it solely with platforms?26 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeThat is absolutely right; I am grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention. It is important that we strike the right balance. For a long time, we have been behind on…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) and the petitioner for…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeI fully support what my hon. Friend says. Lots of parents in Darlington have said that although the default setting may be that children cannot access chat rooms on games or a…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI thank the hon. Member for giving way and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Laura Kyrke-Smith) for securing the debate. Does the hon. Member agree that, given the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI was reading up on that issue in preparation for this debate and I came across some amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill that would require those huge providers and tech…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI thank my hon. Friend for his impressive and articulate outlining of the debate so far. Will he join my calls for Ofcom to strengthen the upcoming children’s code and, as the…13 Jan 2025