Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Status: Current member
Backbencher (MP)
Affiliation
House: Commons
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-03-10
Activity total: 10
Contributions: 10
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
No current post data is attached to this profile.
Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
Commons - 2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:48:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:26:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:15:00+00:00
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Commons - 2026-03-25T15:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
Commons - 2026-03-24T19:01:00+00:00
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
Commons - 2026-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 17:21I thank the Minister for setting out his sovereignty stack. Just as an example, is an LLM a critical input or another level in the stack—and does it need to be British?
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:39I agree with my right hon. Friend that we certainly need to work with like-minded countries. The third area is cyber-security and data governance. Some argue that we are already a…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:38The level of interest shows just what an important issue this is. I will come on to discuss some aspects of collaboration as it relates to sovereignty, but I observe that the last…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:35My fellow member of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee makes a very important point about the definition of sovereignty. I do not want to get too bogged down in the…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:34I beg to move, That this House has considered technology sovereignty. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. We are four years into the Ukraine war and 10 days…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:34I very much agree with my hon. Friend. He is absolutely right, and that support should take the form of access to investment, but also procurement and procurement decisions, which…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:34I certainly agree that we need to be able to defend ourselves against AI attacks.
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10 · 16:34I cannot help but give way to the hon. Member.
Digital ID: Public Consultation
2026-03-10 · 11:39I welcome the Government’s decision to remove the mandatory element of digital ID, so that we can all focus on the benefits that easier access to public services should deliver fo…
Technology Sovereignty
2026-03-10It is an important question. I am not in a position to choose our allies, but I agree in principle that we should be working with the European Union. I do not think it should be a…