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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes. We have already had more than 25,000 responses to our consultation, including 1,700 from children and young people. If my hon. Friend or any other hon. Member wants to send in the views of...

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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

This Government are determined to protect the UK’s position as a world-leading creative powerhouse and unlock the extraordinary potential of AI to grow the economy and improve British...

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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes, because I always believe in action, not just words.

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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

Anything that deeply affects the lives of thousands of people is a priority for me. I am more than happy to work with the hon. Gentleman and others to reach a resolution here. My understanding is...

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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

One of my reflections in this job is that it took eight years for the Online Safety Act 2023 to come in, and it is still to be fully implemented. We need to move faster. MPs discuss a Finance...

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Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

No woman or child should live in fear of having their image sexually manipulated by technology. That is why in the past six months we have made intimate image abuse and cyber-flashing priority...

UK Research and Innovation

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

I am proud of this Government’s plan to back UK AI companies and our sovereign capabilities, with £500 million backing our new sovereign AI unit and £1 billion of free compute for...

UK Research and Innovation

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

As the former head of MI6 has repeatedly said, the single biggest thing that we could do to strengthen our defence and national security is to invest in research and development. UKRI has had the...

UK Research and Innovation

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

I reassure the hon. Gentleman’s constituents in Chorleywood—a place I know well—and people right across the country that this Government have provided the biggest ever funding...

UK Research and Innovation

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

A lot of concerns have been raised by the physics community about this issue. The STFC’s budget is actually flat over the spending review, but, as the executive chair says, there have been...

UK Research and Innovation

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

I am very proud that this Labour Government have put the biggest investment into research and development of any Government ever, with a record £38 billion for UK Research and Innovation,...

Social Media: Children and Young People

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

I would love it if the hon. Lady sent me a report or a note on that, because alongside the consultation, which is specifically designed for children and young people, many of us in this House are...

Social Media: Children and Young People

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman is always helpful—well, not always, but on this occasion he has been very helpful. The cliff-edge argument has been made to me personally by the NSPCC, the Molly...

Social Media: Children and Young People

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

Not for the first time, my hon. Friend is spot on. I spoke to young people at Fullhurst school in my constituency and they had very different views about this proposal. We really want to hear...

Social Media: Children and Young People

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

I think the party that wants to repeal the Online Safety Act puts children at risk. Its Members do not stand for British values and they do not stand for British law; Labour Members do.

Social Media: Children and Young People

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and that applies as much to the online world as it does to the real one. We know that families everywhere are grappling with the impact of...

Artificial Intelligence Growth Zones

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

In the 14 months we have been in government, our AI growth zones have done more to level up the country than Conservative Members achieved in 14 years; these zones are being built in the areas...

Artificial Intelligence Growth Zones

Science, Innovation and Technology

Liz Kendall made a speech in the House of Commons

This Government have already launched five AI growth zones, creating 15,000 jobs and unlocking £40 billion of investment in industrial heartlands across the country. The east midlands AI...

Copyright and AI Progress

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Written Ministerial Statements

Today I am publishing a report and impact assessment on Copyright and AI which will also be laid in Parliament. This fulfils the commitment under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and sets out...

Quantum Technologies: Investing in the UK’s future

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Written Ministerial Statements

Today (17th March) we are announcing the UK’s commitment to procuring and deploying large-scale quantum computers on our shores by the early 2030s, backed by up to £2bn of Government...