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Westminster Hall
Smartphones and Social Media: Children - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge) Imagine if, when hanging out in the local park, it was normal for hundreds of people to accost our child - Speech Link
2: Rachel Maclean (Con - Redditch) We are seeing a rise in those conditions, and they require specialist provision from local authorities - Speech Link
3: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) understanding the processes involved in things, from those as simple as making chocolate to ideas about how democracy - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Football Governance Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) on local parks that have been funded by parents or local businesses. - Speech Link
2: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) That is the power of your local football club. - Speech Link
3: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) We have got a democracy, really. Football is run by the clubs and their various governing bodies. - Speech Link
4: Rachel Hopkins (Lab - Luton South) , the local MP, the local fans’ groups concerned, and so on. - Speech Link
5: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) That is the loss of your local plumber, caterer or whatever. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Palestinians: Visa Scheme - Mon 13 May 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Fleetwood) In the seven months since 7 October, they have provided support for local Jewish families. - Speech Link
2: Khalid Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham, Perry Barr) the Government to ensure that this scheme is carried out straight away and that the centres provide local - Speech Link
3: Sam Tarry (Lab - Ilford South) I will just say this: Israel, the only democracy in the middle east, has really now destroyed its moral - Speech Link
4: Florence Eshalomi (LAB - Vauxhall) A number of Members have highlighted the fact that the Ukrainian scheme was dependent on our local councils - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 - Mon 13 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Lord Rennard (LD - Life peer) franchise, as those who pay for and receive services from local government should be able to vote for - Speech Link
2: Lord Khan of Burnley (Lab - Life peer) critical that our electoral law is as legible and transparent as possible, not only for the health of democracy - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) Even if they are complex voters, all the information will be given to them by our local authorities as - Speech Link
4: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) I will take that back and look at the numbers but we have to accept that, in any democracy, some people - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Miners and Mining Communities - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) They were those who had risked their lives to defend our country, democracy and way of life. - Speech Link
2: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) My local authority has tried to make bids in each of the different rounds. - Speech Link
3: Paul Howell (Con - Sedgefield) The local community paper is similarly called “The Chapter” as a link to the colliery. - Speech Link
4: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) There needs to be a new model of local and regional development that places the emphasis on growing local - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 09 May 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) of conspiracy theories, as that is part of restoring trust in what we do here and keeping trust in democracy - Speech Link
2: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) the House’s personal interest, and what is supposed to be a central role of this House in protecting democracy - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) That is very important, as such theories are a real threat not just to democracy, but to the wellbeing - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Gentleman’s local trust. - Speech Link
5: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) That is a tremendous achievement, and it is thanks to the accountability and direct democracy of police - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
BBC Mid-term Charter Review - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: William Cash (Con - Stone) convincing the listener that all politicians are liars, the real loser is our system of representative democracy - Speech Link
2: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Neston) bit of work to do to have everyone’s confidence that it is impartial, it is really important to our democracy - Speech Link
3: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Neston) by states and people who are hostile to this country and who want to sow distrust and undermine our democracy - Speech Link
4: Damian Green (Con - Ashford) At a time when the challenge to democracy and the capacity to have balanced debate is under threat as - Speech Link
5: Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe) These are often among the BBC services that local audiences value most, and I am not sure those local - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Government Officials: Bullying - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) I rise to consider the potential merit of Government measures to tackle the bullying of local government - Speech Link
2: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) We all know that vibrant local democracy flourishes where the reputation of the local authority is held - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) It will have separate examinations and will be supported by the local university and local companies.The - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho (XB - Life peer) These are collaborative plans that are very local and encourage businesses, local education providers - Speech Link
3: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con - Life peer) human-led—human in the loop, human over the loop.What do we need to think about in terms of society, our democracy - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
Committee stage: 1st sitting - Wed 08 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Mike Freer (Con - Finchley and Golders Green) seeking to stifle free speech and a free press by abusing our courts and our laws, and to undermine our democracy - Speech Link
2: Adam Afriyie (Con - Windsor) suppress what we are about to say on the Floor of the House or elsewhere, but we also observe in our local - Speech Link