Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chloe Smith and Lucy Powell

Wednesday 14th June 2023 Commons Chamber

[Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)]

Does the Secretary of State agree with the Prime Minister that her AI White Paper is now defunct? Also, the data Bill does not even mention AI. The Online Safety Bill is hardly an advert for speedy action and the semiconductor strategy was slammed by an expert as “quite frankly flaccid”. Does she accept that to show international leadership, the Government need to get their act together at home?

[Chloe Smith]

As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out this week at London Tech Week, we will be leading at home and overseas and leading change in our public services. That is the right approach. It is pro-innovation. We will capture those benefits for British businesses and British citizens, and I think that the Opposition could do an awful lot better than what they have just presented.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chloe Smith and Lucy Powell

Wednesday 21st February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Chloe Smith]

I am considering this point—a number of points need to be taken into account as we complete an orderly exit from the EU—but the broader point is that if somebody has citizenship in this country they have the right to vote, which we think is correct.

[Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)]

2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the voting age to 16.