Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
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Emily Darlington
LabourMP for Milton Keynes Central
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Social Media Ban for Under-16s
“The Secretary of State and I do not necessarily agree on the effectiveness of a ban, but we absolutely agree on companion chatbots. The entire business model of companion chatbots is to keep us and our children online for as long as possibl…”
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Debate
Legacy of Jo Cox
“It has been an absolute privilege to be in the House today and to listen to everybody’s personal reflections on Jo’s time here and on how they have been impacted. I want to talk about Jo as a friend of mine for years and years. We met in th…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Water Companies
“I will raise with the Minister something that I have already raised with her in a letter about the impact of Anglian Water, another failing water company. There was no water on the hottest day of the year for families in Woburn Sands and th…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Science, Innovation and Technology
“One of the best ways to make sure that any AI developed contributes to innovation and growth is to set very high standards. We are lucky to have the British Standards Institute—the oldest standards institute in the world—and I am very lucky…”
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Debate
Debate on the Address
“I believe that in Milton Keynes, Reform was forecast to win 26 seats, but after the honourable Member’s visit, that went number went down to nine. Does that not prove that the more people get to see of him and his party, the less they want …”
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Debate
Select Committees
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Following my earlier point of order, I received an email from Conservative party headquarters. It contained a picture of an email that the Conservatives say that they sent to me ahead of the Leader…”
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Debate
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I understand that when an MP visits another MP’s constituency, the custom and practice is that they should give that MP due notice. The Leader of the Opposition came to my constituency but did not inform me …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: UK Biobank Data
“Health datasets of the size that UK Biobank has are incredibly important, because they allow us to find answers to the huge health challenges that many of us face, whether that is pain, as the Minister referred to, dementia or heart conditi…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Mr Speaker, you and I agree that all women and girls should be safe on this estate, whether they are MPs, staff or visitors. We have been working together to ensure that we become the first White Ribbon-accredited Parliament in the world. W…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Security Vetting
“I want to take a moment to focus on the young women who were exploited, abused and raped by Jeffrey Epstein and his friends. For years they were trafficked for rape, with no one to turn to, and for years people did not believe them. The ide…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics
“I welcome the Rycroft review and I very much enjoyed speaking to Philip Rycroft during the process. Beyond crypto and other financial donations, he says we need to tackle deepfakes, bots and disinformation; create a political ad library; an…”
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Debate
Defence
“Does the honourable Gentleman agree that the problem with his Government’s drone strategy was that they did not invest in satellites, making us reliant on foreign satellites for full capability, and they did not invest in the radars, as we …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: International Development
“I recognise how difficult today’s statement is—it is not a position that any Labour Government would ever want to be in. I welcome the commitment from the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister to return to 0.7% as quickly as possible. I …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Science, Innovation and Technology
“2. What recent discussions she has had with the British Board of Film Classification on regulatory parity between online and offline pornography.…”
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Legislation
Courts and Tribunals Bill
“I appreciate that the honourable Member is into storytelling—it may be his next job—but what did he think was going to happen to the courts system when there was a 23% cut under the last Government? It was going to crumble. Does he not agre…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Digital ID: Public Consultation
“I am the mother of teenagers, and they cannot believe how difficult it is to access their data and interact with public services. They call it “cringe”, a bit like the response from the honourable Member for Kingswinford and South Staffords…”
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Legislation
Representation of the People Bill
“The most personal form of power each of us has is the power to choose. When we mark our ballot, we exercise something profound and meaningful: our power to decide freely what kind of future we want, and that choice belongs to each of us. Bu…”
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Debate
Online Harm: Child Protection
“This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and we must remember the acceleration of online harms. We have heard horrific accounts of ChatGPT giving young people diets of 600 calories per day, which is just appalling. We know the sufferin…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence
“As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Hong Kong, I want to say on my behalf and that of many of its members how we horrified we are. This case exemplifies the systematic dismantling of Hong Kong’s judicial independence. The proce…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q9. If reports are correct, Elon Musk has climbed down today under pressure from this Government. Let’s be clear: stripping women naked without consent in real life or online is abuse. However, we do not know whether to trust what X says to…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes
“I thank the Secretary of State for her absolutely clear message that what X is doing, through the use of Grok, is illegal. That is as much the platform’s responsibility as it is the user’s. I am afraid that there is less confidence in Ofcom…”
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Debate
Bletchley Railway Station: Eastern Entrance
“My honourable Friend and constituency neighbour is making a fantastic speech and a good case for the eastern entrance. It is a case that we have made for many years and that was promised by the previous Government—the previous MP even claim…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Ukraine and Wider Operational Update
“I thank the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister for their leadership on defending Ukraine not just in wartime but in peacetime, which will really reassure the many Ukrainian families who have sought refuge in Milton Keynes and across …”
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Legislation
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
“I welcome the Bill and the cyber action plan for public services, which was published today. As we have heard from right honourable and honourable Members’ many great speeches today, this is so important to the UK economy and public. Despit…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Rights of Women and Girls: Afghanistan
“Milton Keynes is proud to host four hotels full of Afghan evacuees. I have had the pleasure of meeting many women who completed their education, become professionals, finished university and become judges, lawyers and doctors. They could no…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East and North Africa
“I thank the Minister for taking over an hour’s-worth of questions on the updates he has provided on the situation right across the region. He has a very difficult job to do, particularly given the decimation of the United States Agency for …”
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Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and Retention
“I thank my honourable and gallant Friend the Minister for his service—we should thank people for their service more often. I had the pleasure of being part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, through which we got to visit a training a…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: HMP Leyhill: Offender Abscondments
“Some Opposition spokespeople clearly think that it is still pantomime season; they should take this issue with the seriousness that it deserves. What is the consequence for absconding from an open prison? Being in an open prison is a privil…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Ukraine
“May I thank the Minister for reiterating the UK’s commitment to stand by Ukraine in this illegal war by Russia? This is another Christmas that many Ukrainians in the UK will be spending away from their family and their home. Will he join me…”
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