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HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceI thank all Members who contributed to what has been an important and, I hope, informative debate. We discussed a number of issues whose impact on humanity will be profound. I…29 Jun 2023HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceThe hon. Member is absolutely right that, when done well, AI allows us to identify discrimination and seek to eliminate it, but when done badly, it cements it into the system in…29 Jun 2023HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceI beg to move, That this House has considered artificial intelligence. Is it not extraordinary that we have not previously had a general debate on what is the issue of our age?…29 Jun 2023HANSARDGP AppointmentsThe primary care recovery plan includes excellent measures to extend visas for international medical graduates, but can my hon. Friend say whether that extension will be…06 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Two weeks ago, I raised with the Prime Minister the issue of artificial intelligence. Just since then, we have had announcements from firms such as BT that tens of thousands…24 May 2023HANSARDG7 SummitQualcomm, Graphcore and Arm are among the major semiconductor manufacturers that welcomed the UK’s semiconductor strategy. The Prime Minister is right to focus on where we are…22 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI enjoyed the Minister’s opening gambit about how much the internet has changed our lives over many years. He is right, but the House has now been regulating the internet and its…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI welcome that. The Minister will know that that body of work has been going on in parallel with this one for some time. It is welcome, and I hope that its results will be…17 May 2023HANSARD Dental Services: East of EnglandIt is a surprising number. As I am sure my hon. Friend knows, the water companies have raised issues that are legitimate to some extent, but the overall public good from…16 May 2023HANSARD Dental Services: East of EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Mr Bacon) on securing the debate. Although my constituents use the facilities of the east of England, I welcome his…16 May 2023HANSARD Dental Services: East of EnglandI was the Minister responsible for 5G during covid, and we all remember that, apparently, 5G caused covid—I should be very clear that it did not. However, there is a clear dilemma…16 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister and I share a profound optimism about the power of technology. In particular, AI—artificial intelligence—has the power to revolutionise public services and our…10 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI am married to a trainee GP, so I have read all 46 pages of this excellent plan—reading it makes me different from those on the Opposition Front Bench. Importantly, the plan is…09 May 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesI welcome the Secretary of State’s acknowledgement that junior doctors deserve a pay rise, and not just because my wife is a junior doctor, and his focus on non-pay issues. For…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI welcome the Home Secretary’s focus on antisocial behaviour today, which has long been a focus of Lincolnshire police. As she knows, Lincolnshire police find themselves in an…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Security of Government DevicesI welcome the continuation of the robust approach that the Minister took with Huawei and its application to TikTok. That is something that we should all welcome. He mentioned…16 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMany in this House want to say that the Government are inciting people’s worst instincts on immigration. I want to say optimistically that, ultimately, it is not the Bill, the…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankIf SVB UK had not been bought, there would have been a huge impact on the most high-tech jobs in our economy, and indeed on the jobs of the future. I pay tribute to the Minister,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDBereavementWhen my parents died just six weeks apart from each other, I know I would have benefited from practical and emotional support. The UK Commission on Bereavement has a number of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBereavement2. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the UK Commission on Bereavement entitled “Bereavement is everyone’s business”, published in…07 Mar 2023