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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to support young people to develop AI skills. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Research commissioned by DSIT estimates that by 2035 approximately 10 million UK workers will be in jobs where AI will be part of their responsibilities. PwC estimates that 18% of existing UK jobs face a high probability of automation by 2035, so what steps are the Government taking to ensure …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"My specific example was about where an individual has a £5 packet of cigarettes that is obviously unlawful. The police have no power at all to demand right-to-work checks in that situation. Why do the Opposition oppose that principle?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the petitioner, Mr Sutcliff, and I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for opening the debate.

The issue of digital identification has certainly added to my postbag in recent months. Many of my …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"Not at the moment.

Six per cent of the population do not have access to smartphones. Pensioners, the disabled and the homeless could be particularly affected. I believe it is vital that the Minister and the Government listen carefully to those concerns and that they be heard during the public …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"If it is possible for the police to verify, in that moment, whether a person has a right to work, that will assist. The details are not there, but I am making the point that it is open to consultation. I am not here to defend the position of the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Digital ID

"I am afraid that that is not the scenario I was setting out. I was trying to be helpful by identifying the fact that, if a vape shop is selling £5 cigarettes, they are obviously unlawful, so there is reason to probe further, but the police do not have the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Immigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa Routes

"Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important that this policy framework distinguishes between immigration control on the one hand and, on the other hand, how we treat lawfully present migrants? Does he agree that we must restore order and control to the system for those coming into the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Gaza: Humanitarian Obligations

"Given the ICJ ruled last year that there is a “plausible” case of genocide in Gaza, and given that the humanitarian situation has drastically deteriorated since then, does my hon. Friend agree that the UK must actively support efforts to ensure that every rejection of aid and refusal to allow …..."
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