Speeches by Darlington.

“This I do know, as opposed to the other statement: we are the second most cyber-attacked country in the world after the US. That can be for commercial purposes to get money. It is also being done by malign actors and state actors across the world to destabilise us as a country. Yes, it is about the safety of our public…”

“The fact that we don’t know definitively, and you don’t know definitively—because it is your role in that assurance—worries me. I would love for you to say, “Absolutely, this does not happen,” but you cannot say that today, and that is what worries me.”

“I am concerned that we don’t know. For me, the role of government and the role that we have is ensuring that our health data, benefits data, taxation data and any other bits of data that government rightly holds on us should be absolutely secure.”

“You can. Go ahead. I don’t know if I have the answer.”

“I am asking about public service data. We know that there is an over-reliance on non-sovereign companies. Let me put it this way: is the fact that there is an over-reliance on non-sovereign companies in terms of our data handling and use in the public sector of concern to you? Should there be prioritisation and moves w…”

“Okay. That is something for us to note in our report—that there isn’t any regular checking of this.”

“Right. So are you reviewing if the adequate steps are being taken?”

“I am shocked.”

“I agree, but there is a lack of detail. When we are at the beginning of the conversation and going out to consultation, which is exactly what we are doing, we have to ask the public what they want. Do they want either of the two scenarios that my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw and I presented, or do they not want…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. For reasons of timing, I will not repeat what my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Jo White) said about the important change in the relationship between citizen and state that could come from digital ID—putting the citizen in charge rather than the state…”

“It is interesting that my hon. Friend talks about the Estonian experience, as I often hear my constituents’ frustration that they do not know what the Government are doing with their data, and how they even have trouble accessing it. Does my hon. Friend think that a scheme like Estonia’s would help the citizen to be in…”

“My hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. Does she agree that supporting people from rough sleeping into solo accommodation involves a continuum of support from the charity and public sectors? That creates the system that holds people up and supports them, with trauma-based support at its heart.”

“I am happy to go through it. First, it is not about centralising data. Rather, digital ID allows the citizen to access federated data. The data stays in the individual Departments; it does not stay on a card—this is not about a card. Digital ID adds a level of security to Government datasets. There is no travel or loca…”

“I think the right hon. Member will find there is a split in the community because there is a lack of detail.”

“Is the hon. Member aware of the Government’s statements that the system would be held internally and use sovereign tech?”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. All the complaints I have received are about people giving their information to third-party verifiers. If they had a free, digital, Government-backed ID, they could have proved their age to access any over-18 content. People are also concerned that those who should not be accessing t…”

“Mr Speaker, I share your frustration at the collapse of the case. Two questions remain top of mind for Members of the House and for people in my constituency. First, what is the Minister’s assessment of the risk of spying on MPs in this House? Secondly, what is his assessment of the ongoing transnational repression of …”

“As the Minister may know, Milton Keynes used to be called “tent city”. We reduced the number of rough sleepers down to 16 when I was deputy leader at the council. We were able to do that because we understood that rough sleeping was more than just a housing issue; it was a whole-person issue. Is she willing to meet me …”

“20. What recent progress the inter-ministerial group on homelessness and rough sleeping has made on the development of a cross-Government strategy to end homelessness.”

“I think that many Members have fundamentally misunderstood the proposal. It is actually about putting power in the hands of the citizen, not the state. The state already holds this information; digital ID will allow citizens to access it. On fraud, £11.4 billion was lost in scams last year, and £1.8 billion per year is…”