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HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeEvery school has to comply with the Equality Act 2010. Whatever policy a school puts in place, one would have to check that what they are doing complies with the law. Those sorts…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 700086 relating to a minimum age for social media. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. The…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. The legislative regime that we have at the moment, as I will come on to say, will require risk assessments. The state of the evidence…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and I congratulate the children in his constituency on taking a very sensible approach. It is interesting that children themselves are…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeThe hon. Lady makes a common-sense point: if we are going to advocate for change, we have to lead by example. It might be said that the harms we are talking about are a somewhat…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesI welcome the Minister’s reassurance about the Government’s rigorous scrutiny of energy projects involving Chinese technologies. I understand the argument that, at the current…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and the support provided to my office by the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy project. I commend…10 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Many of my constituents are expressing their frustration at the net migration figures, which quadrupled—increasing by nearly 1 million—under the last Tory Government.…05 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) for securing this vital debate. I start by…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Attorney General’s Office: Conflicts of InterestI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of the Bar. It seems that Conservative Members are deliberately feigning ignorance about…23 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueI congratulate the Chancellor on unlocking £1 billion of value for the UK economy that would not have been unlocked if she had not gone to China. However, does she agree that the…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsIt is a privilege to speak under your chairship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing this incredibly important…27 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The National Audit Office recently raised serious concerns about the previous Government’s decision to buy poor-quality, expensive and contaminated asylum accommodation at…25 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsMay I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about the late Lord Prescott? Now that the Prime Minister has met the Chinese President, does he believe that we are in a…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFrontier AI Safety6. If he will take steps to support the creation of a global network of scientific research on frontier artificial intelligence safety.20 Nov 2024HANSARDFrontier AI SafetyThe UK is a global leader in AI development, which brings many opportunities, but we know that the risks associated with AI can be managed only by global co-operation. What steps…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationIt is always a privilege to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for securing this timely debate. The…19 Nov 2024HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Healthcare WorkersThe debate has underlined that the UK desperately needs care workers from abroad. As I said earlier, about 33% of our care workers come from abroad, yet they are leaving in their…18 Nov 2024HANSARDIndefinite Leave to Remain: Healthcare WorkersI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 631412 relating to indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers. It is always a pleasure to serve under your…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Educational OpportunitiesI thank the Minister for her response and everyone present for their contributions to this important debate. Members have highlighted an inheritance of widening inequality,…13 Nov 2024