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“I also have a question for Victoria, but if anyone else has comments that is fine. The Government have pledged that every primary school will get a library by the end of this Parliament. They also pledged £10 million alongside that. Is that enough money, and what impact will it have on primary schools?”

“I appreciate what you were saying before about there being no statutory requirement for schools to have libraries. Data needs to be collected; that has been recommended. Do you have any figures in mind about what would be required to keep the investment going and keep these libraries open so they can provide the servic…”

“I also have a question for Victoria, but if anyone else has comments that is fine. The Government have pledged that every primary school will get a library by the end of this Parliament. They also pledged £10 million alongside that. Is that enough money, and what impact will it have on primary schools?”

“I appreciate what you were saying before about there being no statutory requirement for schools to have libraries. Data needs to be collected; that has been recommended. Do you have any figures in mind about what would be required to keep the investment going and keep these libraries open so they can provide the servic…”

“Thank you. Tom or Daniel, do you have a point on this?”

“Thank you. Tom or Daniel, do you have a point on this?”

“Finally, and very briefly from me, have your members identified any specific social media platforms that are causing more harm than others?”

“Thank you very much. Esther, thank you so much for your evidence and for coming to the Committee; we really appreciate it. You have specifically campaigned for age restrictions on social media to protect children from online harm. How do you think an age restriction would help? What are your thoughts on the concerns th…”

“Finally, and very briefly from me, have your members identified any specific social media platforms that are causing more harm than others?”

“I appreciate that you have rejected or pushed back on many of the statistics and pieces of evidence we have used in our questioning, but Australia’s eSafety Commissioner published a report that found that, prior to 10 December 2025, nearly 70% of all parents were reporting that their children were still on the platform…”

“All I will say is that I hope when or if such a ban comes into force in the UK, you will comply with it fully and make every effort to get every child under the age of 16 off your platform. Darren has a question to follow up on this.”

“Finally, and very briefly from me, have your members identified any specific social media platforms that are causing more harm than others?”

“That is fine, we have got Snapchat next so we can ask them.”

“That is fine, we have got Snapchat next so we can ask them.”

“Thank you both for your answers. I really appreciate it.”

“That is fine, we have got Snapchat next so we can ask them.”

“I was going to come to this question later, but it follows on beautifully from there, so I will ask it now. As a former maths teacher—I declare that I was a member of Daniel’s union and Darren’s union—I found some of the homework platforms incredibly useful. We have talked about harmful algorithms this morning. I can t…”

“Thank you all for your answers.”

“Understood. And Darren?”

“Thank you all for your answers.”