Speeches by Anderson.

“The hon. Member highlights one of the many painful decisions that people have to make on the back of this policy, such as decisions about heating or eating and about what to do in their families. She also highlights the fact that the whole of Northern Ireland will benefit from this Bill as well. We need to bring every …”

“My question is part of that, rather than being an extra one. I want to add the very successful work that the British have done in de-mining areas of Lebanon and releasing those areas back to the community to use. Is there anything you would add about what the FCDO should be doing in terms of de-mining as well?”

“I would like to echo your comments, Chair, about Holocaust Memorial Day. That is important context here. I also draw attention to my register of interests: I visited Lebanon with a cross-party group of MPs in 2022, with the Coalition for Global Prosperity, and I visited Israel and Palestine with Caabu in 2023. I would …”

“Lina Khatib, what would you say about that? In particular, what should the FCDO do? What would be the best sources of funding and support for economic recovery? What humanitarian support would address the refugee situation in Lebanon and bring more stability?”

“I commend the Secretary of State for the careful and thoughtful work that he has done to bring the House to this place today. Does he agree that, with this remedial order, he is doing the right thing for victims? That means ordinary people, including veterans and the wider armed forces community, all of whom were injur…”

“Do you think it has helped businesses and the German public to understand that balance between the opportunities and the challenges?”

“Can I ask you about the success of the strategy? What was the reaction by China on the publication of the strategy? Since then, how would you measure its success? Is it possible to say whether it has been successful or not?”

“As a Committee, we are also conducting an inquiry into disinformation and misinformation. I do not know which one of you would be able to answer this, but is there evidence of China using disinformation and misinformation to the general public using social media or other aspects of communication in Japan? Is that part …”

“As a Committee, we are also conducting an inquiry into disinformation and misinformation. I do not know which one of you would be able to answer this, but is there evidence of China using disinformation and misinformation to the general public using social media or other aspects of communication in Japan? Is that part …”

“The conflict in Sudan is affecting millions of people, including thousands of women affected by horrific sexual violence. I have been hearing from aid workers on the ground who are working with those women. Will the Minister assure the House that, despite aid budget cuts, support for the women victims of sexual violenc…”

“Can I ask you about the success of the strategy? What was the reaction by China on the publication of the strategy? Since then, how would you measure its success? Is it possible to say whether it has been successful or not?”

“Do you think it has helped businesses and the German public to understand that balance between the opportunities and the challenges?”

“Can I ask one? To put together some of those things, we heard in the Moldovan evidence—we have also seen this in other countries—about the increased activity in foreign interference, potentially, and threats between elections. We have covered this a little bit, but what would it take to increase your remit to be able t…”

“You mentioned the Defending Democracy Taskforce, and there is the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit. When the Minister was here last week to talk to us about this, he talked about the ways in which various structures across Government look at disinformation. You have talked about your remit really being aro…”

“My question follows from that. I want to go a little more into where those deepfake images—the intimate sexual images that are being talked about a lot at the moment—come from. We have seen their use in other countries around and between elections. We fear that there will be more of that, particularly with politicians …”

“So social media platforms could say, “This is fake” at the bottom of a post and track it. They could say that something was fake even if it was very hard to find out internationally where it came from.”

“My question follows from that. I want to go a little more into where those deepfake images—the intimate sexual images that are being talked about a lot at the moment—come from. We have seen their use in other countries around and between elections. We fear that there will be more of that, particularly with politicians …”

“Can I ask one? To put together some of those things, we heard in the Moldovan evidence—we have also seen this in other countries—about the increased activity in foreign interference, potentially, and threats between elections. We have covered this a little bit, but what would it take to increase your remit to be able t…”

“You mentioned the Defending Democracy Taskforce, and there is the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit. When the Minister was here last week to talk to us about this, he talked about the ways in which various structures across Government look at disinformation. You have talked about your remit really being aro…”

“So social media platforms could say, “This is fake” at the bottom of a post and track it. They could say that something was fake even if it was very hard to find out internationally where it came from.”