Speeches by Swallow.

“The hon. Lady is setting out an extraordinary situation. I want to draw her attention to another real challenge facing drivers: collisions with people who are not insured. Uninsured drivers cost the economy £1 billion a year, and they are disproportionately likely to be involved in collisions, speeding and hit-and-run …”

“1. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.”

“The war in Iran has put in stark relief the importance of clean energy to the UK. From Bracknell to Bangor, we have all seen the effects on our bills. Will the Secretary of State update the House on the role that clean energy is playing in Wales and its importance to the future of Wales?”

“Obviously, we are talking about the bullying of children. I am a Member of Parliament, and as you can imagine I sometimes have people on social media say very unkind things about me. That is of course their democratic right. There are things that take place on social media that are deeply unpleasant but are not illegal…”

“How do you inform the parents of both sides when those incidents happen?”

“And when bullying is detected, either automatically or because it is reported by the victim, what is the typical response time, and what feedback do they receive?”

“You are looking to expand letting parents know that their children have been involved either as the victim or the perpetrator of bullying, but currently you do not actively inform parents?”

“Like many Members of Parliament, I have been speaking to constituents about social media for under-16s as part of the Government consultation into this. I was contacted by a number of constituents who have concerns about bullying on social media, including Amy, who works as a social worker. She says that she has worked…”

“Specifically the process of looking at what users are engaging with, to check that they are the age that they say they are.”

“Just on that point, according to Childline, if I block someone on Instagram, they can still find my profile. Therefore, the advice is that I change my username. Is that the case? If so, why is the advice that the victim should change something about the way they are responding on your platform?”

“How accurate is that?”

“Laura, I will come to you very briefly.”

“That is a very helpful segue, Professor Etchells, because I wanted to talk about the role of parents in ensuring healthy screentime for their children. We heard in the previous panel about some of the challenges, where controls might be available or presented to parents, but they do not always necessarily feel that the…”

“Rebecca, how does the Facebook algorithm rate an “angry” reaction or a “laughing” reaction compared with a “like” reaction in the way that it then feeds into the algorithm that curates?”

“To be clear, because I do not want to go down this track again, I am not talking about content that violates; I am talking about content that falls well within your guidelines but nevertheless curates a negative experience for young people.”

“Again, I note that you are not putting a specific number on it.”

“So, if someone puts a negative emoji reaction on a piece of content, that is scored against it in terms of engagement?”

“That is helpful to know. The Government’s consultation has asked respondents whether personalised algorithms—algorithms that are designed to target content, in this case, specifically at young users—should be age restricted. Would you support that move?”

“Okay, so it is not accurate enough. Mr Law?”

“We are very short on time, so I will very briefly come to you, Ali, on TikTok.”