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HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s Healthrose—07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI think that is a brilliant idea. I completely support the right hon. Gentleman’s suggestion and would be happy to work with him to ensure that it happens. The opportunity for us…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks, which I entirely share as I enjoy working on the Committee with him. He is right to highlight the need for guidance and advice…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthMolly Russell’s father, Ian Russell, spoke out after we completed our report, and what he said about the experience of his daughter is central to our recommendations. There must…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI rise to make a statement on our report on the impact of social media and screen use on young people’s health. Before I cover our key findings, I want to pay tribute to Ian…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI would be happy to work with the all-party group to ensure that our collective learning on this issue feeds into decision making by the Government, so that we get the legislation…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Tackling Disadvantage in the Early YearsI very much welcome the report and the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. In particular, I welcome his highlighting of the fact that Government policy is increasing the divide…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI thank the Minister very much. Just to be clear, the other occasion when the Minister and I were in a room together was when we talked about the national lottery’s work on…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI echo the hon. Gentleman’s comments about the amazing support that we get from an impressive and able team, and I very much agree that data must be available to regulators and…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution, and I would support her campaign. I also agree about the importance of designing ethics into the way that algorithms operate. Indeed,…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Social Media and Screen Use: Young People’s HealthThe hon. Lady makes a valuable point, and I am conscious that teenagers and young people can get online access to advice, guidance and support to help them through difficult…07 Feb 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceAfter yet another week of fractious and angry political discourse, what a pleasure it is to work with two honourable friends—I use that term advisedly—the hon. Members for…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceThe Minister will be aware of the objective in the five year forward view to double the number of people who get access to individual placement and support. Can she indicate how…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Sustainable SeasI congratulate the hon. Lady and her Committee on a very good report. I was struck recently by the Simon Reeve series on the Mediterranean, which highlighted, in particular, the…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceThat is an incredibly helpful intervention. I totally agree with the right hon. Gentleman. It is about getting the whole culture in the workplace right on flexible working,…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceI totally agree. My plea to the Government is that, as we hopefully commit to spending more on mental health, we spend at least part of that on preventive measures. If we can get…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceI absolutely do. I was going to say, “Don’t talk to me about the work capability assessment, because it will get me very angry.” We need reform of the welfare system to help to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authority Public Health Budgets: Prevention VisionThe number of people attending sexual health clinics is up 13% over four years, and the number with gonorrhoea and syphilis is up 20% over the last year, yet the Health Foundation…15 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authority Public Health Budgets: Prevention Vision20. What assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local authority public health budgets in 2019-20 on his Department’s ability to achieve its “Prevention is better than…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI suspect that the hon. Gentleman might agree with me that the deal is very different from what people were promised during the referendum by those leading the Brexit campaign. If…09 Jan 2019