Speeches by Smith.

“T6. My constituent Debbie Duncan set up a petition calling on the Government to tackle tragedy trolling, which has attracted over 18,000 signatures. Does the Minister agree that it is time for action, and will she support a debate to help take this forward?”

“It puts a lot on a young person to be able to differentiate and understand what they are subject to, and then to act differently to that. Would you support stronger guardrails to stop these algorithms being able to influence our young people?”

“Laura, what would you need to feel confident about the implementation of these reforms? Your organisation has indicated that more detail is needed, particularly on the automated voter registration. What are the key features you are looking for that would make this work?”

“There is a growing amount of evidence now about the impact of algorithms, and particularly around children and young people. If you look at the gendered impact of algorithms and what direction that points young people in politically, it is quite worrying and quite stark. I was just interested in whether you, as an orga…”

“I am Sarah Smith, MP for Hyndburn.”

“Good morning. Two of the major reforms in the Bill are automated voter registration and votes at 16. What assessments have you made of the impact that these changes will have on your work?”

“Is that for M4(2) or M4(3)?”

“You would not mandate for all homes to be built to the M4(2) based on what you have just said, but what is a reasonable percentage objective for the Government, particularly given the challenges that we have around the suitability of housing to people’s needs and the ageing population?”

“I am Sarah Smith, the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn.”

“We heard about this as well from the previous panel. Would you support the proposal for 40% of new homes supplied to comply with M4(2), or would you agree with the point put forward, which is that if all homes were required to be to that one standard, there is a simplification across the whole sector in terms of what y…”

“I assume that that will demonstrate significant value to the business over time, because you are reducing cost by having the systems in place earlier and being preventive in your approach to that stakeholder engagement.”

“In your experience, how long did it take to make that transition? What is the investment or the cost that that might have had at the scale that you are aiming to produce at?”

“For the rate of house building to increase to meet the target of 1.5 million homes, it would mean an average of 300,000 or so being built each year. In recent memory, the highest amount that we have achieved has been about 250,000 a year. Do you think that target is still achievable? If so, will the sector be able to m…”

“You mentioned that element of regionality—the impact it has on different parts of the country. Is the data out there around the estimated cost on M4(2) and M4(3) dependent on where you are building, or some of those specific challenges? If so, would that be possible to maybe not provide now, but for the Committee just …”

“You referenced there the increase of £76,000 in costs. Over what period is that?”

“What about from the perspective of the private sector or those building largely for private buyers?”

“What do you think of the actions that the Government have been taking, specifically on skills? There have been quite a lot of commitments around construction skills hubs and a number of other areas. Is that going far enough at this point, given your mention of skills there?”

“I have established a Get Hyndburn Working group, which is bringing together local organisations, schools, the Department for Work and Pensions, voluntary sector organisations, the college and our training providers to tackle economic inactivity and look at the high levels of our young people who are out of work, traini…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) for securing this debate. As the motion states, it is vital that Parliament keeps a spotlight on the SEND system as the Government work to bring about the necessary reforms. “Necessary” is the right word, because the system that this Labour Government in…”

“15. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on levels of community cohesion in Hyndburn constituency.”