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HANSARDUK Space LaunchWe have space skills across the UK, but we have particular expertise in Scotland. I enjoyed visiting Glasgow recently to see how every part of its economy supports the space…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Space LaunchBeing a leader in the new space race is vital to protecting the UK’s security and delivering on our mission for growth. The Government have invested in a range of launch…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Space LaunchI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that, when we came into office, we did not inherit a clear strategy for delivering on our priorities for space. That strategy is now being…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTechnology-enabled VAWGI can assure the hon. Member that, whatever the size of the organisation and whatever category that organisation or platform is in, the onus is on them. The legal duty to remove…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSmaller Platforms: RegulationMy hon. Friend is a champion on these issues. Oasis, a great charity, is lucky to have her here in the House of Commons as a voice for its work and for the need to make radical…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSmaller Platforms: RegulationI am grateful to the hon. Member for her question and the manner in which she expressed it, which recognised the complexity of smartphone use—the benefits as well as the potential…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSmaller Platforms: RegulationI welcome the national conversation taking place about how we protect children online. The Online Safety Act 2023 requires all regulated user-to-user and search services to comply…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTechnology-enabled VAWGI thank my hon. Friend in particular for the work she is doing on behalf of her Select Committee. I am also grateful for the national debate that has been sparked by the programme…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure my hon. Friend that I am speaking to both sectors, and I am determined that both sectors will get fit for the future as we face the opportunities and challenges. We…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI start by thanking Professor Sullivan for her independent review into sex and gender data. This is an important area, and we have shared the report with Departments as part of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSmaller Platforms: RegulationI can assure the hon. Lady—she will have heard this from my previous answers—that we are determined to keep young people safe online. Online activity and the services offered to…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTechnology-enabled VAWGThe hon. Gentleman is right to ask that question. The Government are acting on it, and the Health Secretary has been acting on it. I myself have contacted all Government…26 Mar 2025HANSARDTechnology-enabled VAWGI praise the work of the charity that the hon. Member mentions in his constituency. May I also praise him for the interview he gave at the weekend on this subject, which was very…26 Mar 2025HANSARDAI Security InstituteWe recently launched the AI opportunities action plan to create one of the biggest clusters of AI innovation in the world and deliver a new era of prosperity and wealth creation…24 Feb 2025HANSARDPoint of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why detain the House? Why don’t I just apologise now, and correct the record? I am grateful to the hon. Member for alerting…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]On that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I beg to move. That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Government are using technology to grow the economy and create new jobs in order to empower citizens and deliver a…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The Bill improves the automated decision-making process, but individual attributes and sectors will be impacted and we will of course take that into consideration in Committee,…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman did not answer the question asked by the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart). Does the hon. Gentleman agree with the opt-out or not? He…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for pointing that out. Indeed, a lot of this Bill is based on the one that his Government introduced. They called a general election,…12 Feb 2025