"It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) on securing the debate.
Ensuring that we have a strong and secure technological landscape in the UK is vital not only to …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing this debate today.
Our local museums are at the heart of our communities. I am incredibly lucky to have important museums in my constituency of Stoke-on-Trent …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Synthetic cathinones, commonly known as monkey dust, are a stimulant drug causing significant harm in Stoke-on-Trent. These substances can cause severe psychosis and trigger acute health risk in the very vulnerable people who turn to them, which is having a significant impact on our local communities and public services. Will …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Within the allocations of defence spending and investment, and in light of current geopolitical volatility, I am sure that the Government will be looking to secure a strategic, robust and sovereign defence supply chain. In north Staffordshire, our advanced ceramics industry is a key creator of the unique advanced ceramic …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"My hon. Friend mentioned the cost of electricity, but ceramics is a gas-intensive industry, so I again make a plea that when considering support for businesses, we remember gas-intensive industries, which includes steel, and that we have a strategy...." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I worked for the AI and digital regulations service in the NHS. We were linking with all of the regulators to try to have a one stop, one shop door approach to how we do things. It was incredibly difficult, and three years on we were still ironing out all …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I will defend myself: my point was not a criticism of the Government. I just know how hard it is for regulators to work together and iron out cross-working. They were very confident in their information-sharing skills, but it is more difficult than that. It was just a kindly meant …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I recently met Home Office Ministers to discuss the use of synthetic cathinones, often referred to as monkey dust, in Stoke-on-Trent. These substances cause significant harm to users and, indeed, communities. They are frequently sold via the dark web and imported through the post. Can the Secretary of State provide …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I have a quick question. You mentioned vulnerabilities earlier, and you mentioned, Jen, the complexities of implementing cyber-security plans. As well as technological factors, human factors, not the least of which is the lack of skills, play a key role in cyber-resilience. How would or could the Bill …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech