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1: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) and our daily lives, bringing new opportunities but at the same time heightening the exposure of digital - Speech Link
2: David Chadwick (LD - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) We cannot claim to protect our digital economy while ignoring the billions of pounds lost to scams. - Speech Link
3: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) a relevant digital service in the UK, regardless of whether they are established here. - Speech Link
4: Lincoln Jopp (Con - Spelthorne) JLR employs a digital service provider, in the form of Tata Consultancy Services. - Speech Link
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1: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) First, on moving from analogue to digital, we heard from patients about the importance of clinical trials - Speech Link
2: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) developed, not only in terms of numbers but in having the resources and the support to use their skills - Speech Link
3: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) bringing that forward is to open up capacity within the rest of the system, so that those who can use digital - Speech Link
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1: Steve Race (Lab - Exeter) ensuring a safe, professional, and fully qualified construction industry, and with addressing critical skills - Speech Link
2: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) That is the reason the Government are making a big investment in construction skills. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) Groups do not have direct access to skills funding—employers must apply for grants. - Speech Link
4: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) challenges, including digital and net zero construction skills.Again, I am grateful to my hon. - Speech Link
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1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) a high level of investment from US companies that wish to avail themselves of our superior cyber-skills - Speech Link
2: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) People in the United States have the skills we need in the industries that so much of our economy will - Speech Link
3: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) When we are thinking about attracting people and their skills, we have to think about how those people - Speech Link
4: Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West) half of those targeted transgender and non-conforming people specifically.The second point was our skills - Speech Link
5: Mike Tapp (Lab - Dover and Deal) We recognise that the immigration system, which prioritises the skills that this country needs rather - Speech Link
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1: Josh Simons (Lab - Makerfield) Friend the Minister for Digital Government, who is away on other duties. - Speech Link
2: Josh Simons (Lab - Makerfield) I am sure that the Minister for Digital Government will be happy to meet the hon. - Speech Link
3: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) However, we are really concerned about those without digital skills. - Speech Link
4: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) We are giving young people the skills, hope and opportunities they need to build a better life. - Speech Link
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1: Allison Gardner (Lab - Stoke-on-Trent South) Q I should point out that I once worked for the NHS AI and Digital Regulations Service and have also - Speech Link
2: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) These are young individuals with a real interest in developing their skills. - Speech Link
3: Allison Gardner (Lab - Stoke-on-Trent South) role sits with our director of digital. - Speech Link
4: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) Kanishka Narayan: I am referring to the Minister for Digital Economy, who is in the other place. - Speech Link
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1: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) NIS2, that is an example of a whole suite of laws that have come in across the European Union—the Digital - Speech Link
2: Allison Gardner (Lab - Stoke-on-Trent South) As well as technological factors, human factors, not the least of which is the lack of skills, play a - Speech Link
3: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) Most importantly, we call upon Government to focus on skills development as a non-legislative measure - Speech Link
4: Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield) shortages and where we will need to build those skills. - Speech Link
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1: None While some forces surge ahead, with the results to show for it, others are fighting crime in a digital - Speech Link
2: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) We need officers and specialist staff with the right skills, character and integrity. - Speech Link
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1: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) They simply seek a different path—one that is rooted in practical skills and real-world experience. - Speech Link
2: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) Handwriting skills and motor development remain important, especially for young children. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) approaches support accessibility while non-digital options still remain available. - Speech Link
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1: Jake Richards (Lab - Rother Valley) Prison education builds skills for life, including reading and numeracy, alongside work-focused training - Speech Link
2: Sarah Sackman (Lab - Finchley and Golders Green) Renters’ Rights Act 2025 will be important, as will the modernising introduction of the end-to-end digital - Speech Link