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Social Media: Ban for Under-16sContribution
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Surely any legislation should prioritise the safety of children rather than privacy?
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sI absolutely agree. Of course, the vast majority of people who go online to seek help in that way do find it, but there is a small minority of often very vulnerable young people who we should all be c
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sLike so many problems in the world, the solution can be found in Scotland. Young people in Scotland can use a Young Scot card to verify that they are 16, but I understand my hon. Friend’s point. It is
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sSir Roger, you will not be surprised to hear that it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today. I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for the wa
2 November 2026·Social Media: Ban for Under-16sI thank my hon. Friend for shedding light on those cases. It cannot be easy for the families to hear again what happened. The reason we are back here, I expect, is because the sentences are not a dete
28 October 2026·Causing Death by Dangerous or Careless Driving: SentencingIt would be good to hear how the money would be raised to meet all those obligations.
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