Speeches by Slinger.

“Thanks, Chair. And congratulations, Minister, on your appointment. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the Commons and the Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee have both expressed concern about how your Department is scrutinising the Act. Do you have any thoughts about how parliamentary scrutiny …”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. The former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak), called the Mauritian Prime Minister on 22 February 2024 and reassured him that “the UK remains committed to a mutually beneficial outcome…and their teams look forward to continuing t…”

“On the point that the right hon. Lady makes about the alleged surrender of sovereignty, which has been made consistently by Conservative Members, does she accept that on 29 April 2024, just weeks before the election, the former Prime Minister—the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak), under who…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that this is not a case of people’s democratic rights to protest being curtailed? The democratically elected Government and Parliament have legislated, Members have proscribed Palestine Action lawfully, and now police enforce the law free from political interference. The law is clear: people a…”

“As my hon. Friend was giving his eloquent and excellent speech, I was reminded of a comedy series called “Blackadder”, in which such bizarre electoral practices happened on our television screens. It is a shame that they seem to be happening even today.”

“I attended the inaugural meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on play this week, chaired ably by my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes), and heard more about the importance of play. I am glad that is referenced several times in the Government’s excellent strategy. Have the Government looked …”

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that whereas the leader of Reform, the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), was yet again in the United States—speaking perhaps a little too freely about freedom of speech in this country, and doing Britain down—this Government, led by the Prime Minister, were building Britain up, inc…”

“Building on what Mr Speaker said, you have been criticised by people in the United States. You and us collectively as a country, and probably a Government and a Parliament maybe, are likely to come under more attacks around freedom of speech and overly zealous regulation, as they would see it. I noticed that Lord Grade…”

“Thank you for that. That is very helpful because the way that those algorithms operate when it comes to this particularly difficult issue of what is free speech, what constitutes appalling racist abuse, such as what Ben has to endure, the kind of attacks and intimidation that we receive often as Members of Parliament w…”

“We took evidence from Patricia Rossini, who is a lecturer in political communication, media and democracy at the University of Glasgow, who you may be aware of. She made clear that the platforms are not transparent and it is interesting because you were talking a lot about transparency but they are not transparent in t…”

“Will the shadow Minister give way?”

“I agree entirely. Obviously, there is not an unlimited amount of money, but we—whether Government, hon. Members, charities or businesses—must do everything we can to ensure more devices in our communities. I will conclude by saying that Naomi is calling for Jamie’s law. This would make it mandatory for all police vehic…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) for securing this important debate. There can be no overstating the importance of publicly accessible defibrillators. If used within the first three to five minutes of a cardiac arrest, as …”

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that, now more than ever, the will of the international community must take precedence over the will of those who perpetuate conflict and deny a two-state solution? Of course that means Hamas, but also, sadly, the Israeli Government. Can he assure me that this Government are looking at p…”

“The Conservatives and Reform appear to be engaged in competitive populism, and one of the consequences of that is opportunism. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is surprising that they pose as the parties who are on the side of local democracy when it comes to asylum hotels? Can she confirm that not only did the …”

“A Ukrainian constituent who has just returned from a visit to Ukraine told me today: “Russia is systematically destroying our border regions and key infrastructure: medical, educational, civil, governmental and business. The scale of the problem goes far beyond housing or temporary displacement—it is about the viabilit…”

“T8. I am visiting the jobcentre in Rugby next week, and I am looking forward to hearing more about its work with local businesses, and also with people with disabilities and special educational needs, to get people back into work. Will the Minister set out what further steps we are taking on that very important job for…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that there is quite a large amount of ignorance among people who do not need to use these facilities, and that it is incumbent on all of us in this House, our councillor colleagues and others to raise awareness so that people do not just walk on by in towns, not realising the needs of others?”