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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Economic Update

"A lot of my constituents work in the events and leisure industry; many are self-employed freelancers. I spoke to one today, who told me that she earns a large proportion of her annual income during the summer event and festival season. She is going to lose that this year. Given …..."
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Written Question
Digital Technology: Taxation
Wednesday 5th February 2020

Asked by: Jeff Smith (Labour - Manchester Withington)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use revenue from the new digital services tax to fund independent research into the effect of social media on children and young people’s mental health.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The Government has committed to introducing the Digital Services Tax from April 2020. This is expected to raise around £1.5bn over four years. These funds will not be directly hypothecated to any particular spending area.

However, the Government recognises the impact that harmful online content and activity can have on users, and that there are growing concerns about the potential impact on users’ mental health and wellbeing. The Online Harms White Paper, published in April 2019, set out plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 May 2019
Billy McNeill MBE

"As a lifelong Manchester City fan, I am disappointed that I cannot be in Manchester tonight for the treble winners parade, but this gives me the opportunity to pay tribute to Billy McNeill for his time as manager of City. It was a tough gig being manager of City in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Feb 2019
Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed Deal

"The Government’s letter to Nissan promised that its ability to export to and from the EU would not be adversely affected by Brexit. How on earth can that possibly be reconciled with the Prime Minister’s red lines?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the five-year forward view for mental health.

It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. The key purpose of the debate is to represent the recent report of the all-party parliamentary group on mental health, of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"I very much agree with the hon. Gentleman. Although I will never say that increased spending on mental health is not good, the announcement in yesterday’s Budget of extra funding for mental health teams in A&Es points to a problem because we should not have to increase spending on A&Es. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Child, adolescent and early adult mental health is a big and growing problem.

The five year forward view recognised creating treatment pathways for people with bipolar disorder, adult eating disorders and personality disorders, but halfway through the plan, the inquiry found that those …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"The hon. Gentleman has great experience and knowledge of those issues and makes an important point. He has anticipated some of the comments I will make and I strongly agree with him...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"That is an excellent point; some training packages are available for MPs’ staff. I encourage all colleagues to take advantage of that.

The vast majority of people severely affected by mental illness will receive support within a community mental health team, which is the type of core service that provides …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Oct 2018
Five Year Forward View for Mental Health

"Again, that is an excellent point and I strongly agree. The report makes it clear that core services are underfunded and under pressure. There has been great success in getting people better access to psychological therapy, but while IAPT is an excellent service it is not designed for people with …..."
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