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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
In conclusion, I have had so many parents stop me to say that we need to get this through. One young person approached me on my computer the other day to say, “Please keep going—we need this change”. A mum from Manchester said, “As parents we are desperate, please do whatever you can to protect our youth who are drowning in mental health crises due to the impact of social media”. Another mum implored, “It is too late for my kids, but we need a ban for the younger ones. We have to do something to ensure that no other child goes through what mine has”. Sometimes, we have to say enough is enough and that we cannot wait any longer. The alternative is that in the quest for perfection we lose the good, and in doing so we condemn thousands more children to harms, ignoring the change we desperately need to see.
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