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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 February 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
Then, we had two whole days of sunshine. It was sunny even late into the night with amendments to delay the use of virtual private networks and social media for teenagers, and on the prohibition of smartphone use in schools, other than for very specific medical reasons such as diabetes. We could not have had the clarity and confidence on these Benches to focus on these areas without the unstinting help of so many people outside the House—campaigners, experts, and parents such as Ellen Roome, Esther Ghey and Ian Russell, who have all shared their own points of view and all called for change.
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