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HANSARDDigital ExclusionThe impact of the digital world on our lives is growing every day, but we do not yet know enough about the consequences for society, democracy or, indeed, our children, because…22 May 2024HANSARD Political Violence and Disruption: Walney ReportI welcome the report and thank Lord Walney for his excellent work. It contains 78 references to social media, which of course has been instrumental in allowing extremists not only…22 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is of huge strategic interest to Britain and the west that Israel prevails against Hamas and their funders in Iran. The Foreign Secretary was right to state last week that…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome sporting bodies have interpreted the Equality Act 2010 in such a way that they believe they cannot lawfully ban males who identify as girls or women from competing in women’s…15 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI deeply thank my hon. Friend and I will come later in my speech to some of the improvements that he himself made to the Online Safety Bill. As well as being more susceptible to…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of smartphones and social media on children. In this country, we often take the physical safety of our children for…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. It is hugely significant that those who really know how these apps and algorithms work firmly believe that they are not safe for children. When asked if…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. There is a problem of collective action: the costs of being the only child or the only parent without that phone are too high—far too high for ordinary…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is completely right, of course. Studying this topic has made me think more carefully about my phone use. Seeing some of the apps that try to disrupt my…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right that much more research is needed on the wider impacts. I believe a study was published just yesterday about the correlation between using a phone while…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI commend the hon. Lady for her knowledge and dedication, but is it not the case that even parents as diligent as her find that teenagers can bypass these controls? Even if our…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI thank my hon. Friend for his reassuring insistence that he will look into the data. The US Surgeon General, who recently visited Parliament, made the point that, if social media…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI thank all hon. Members who have contributed so compellingly to the debate. I am hugely encouraged by the strength of feeling and the unanimity in the Chamber. I want to make a…14 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade PerformanceLike all of my colleagues, I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and very much welcome her focus on the balance of trade. We do not talk enough about that; we forget…01 May 2024HANSARDNet Migration1. What recent progress his Department has made on reducing net migration.15 Apr 2024HANSARDNet MigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer, but one of the main drivers of immigration over the past 20 years or so has been labour shortages caused by falling birth rates.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI warmly welcome the Cass review and its findings, and the extraordinarily strong statement made by my right hon. Friend. I have no doubt that what happened at GIDS—the Gender…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementI absolutely support my right hon. Friend’s aims in making the statement, in terms of protecting our democracy and protecting us from violence and the kind of terrorist threats we…14 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Radical Islamists pose a serious threat to our nation’s security. I agree with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister that we must urgently address that, but reports that the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaOne of the most troubling aspects of the 7 October massacre was the fact that many ordinary Gazans—reports indicate hundreds, or even thousands—followed the Hamas terrorists into…12 Mar 2024