Victoria Collins

16 Jul 2026   Business of the House

Scores of local people in Northchurch have rallied around a local Sri Lankan family. The father, a social care worker, had his visa renewed, but his wife—a teaching assistant—and three kids were originally given 14 days to leave the countr…

8 Jul 2026   Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. The Liberal Democrats support this SI. This is about working with EEA and EFTA, and it is a reminder of the benefits to consumers when we work together with our European partne…

8 Jul 2026   Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy

I am going to advance, because I want to hear from the Minister. Crucially, we need to lean into the opportunities and challenges, and I will share some of our proposals, which I would be happy to discuss with the Minister afterwards. …

8 Jul 2026   Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy

Absolutely, and that has been at the core of a lot of our debate today. AI can drive inequalities, break down our society, security and safety, and take away jobs, or it can be used to tackle our biggest problems, empower individuals an…

8 Jul 2026   Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I wholeheartedly thank the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing the debate. Its richness shows that we need also to have it in the main Chamber, because the G…

1 Jul 2026   Online Safety: Children

This might be the last time we face this ministerial team, but I hope that they will stay, because I know they have done a lot of hard work on online safety. With that in mind, I have recently spoken to students in Harpenden and Berkhamste…

30 Jun 2026   Draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) (Revocation) Order 2026

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. The Liberal Democrats of course support this instrument; Ofcom has fulfilled its duties under the original direction and the legislative housekeeping is sensible. However, the …

16 Jun 2026   National Planning Policy Framework and Tring

The people of Tring have spoken. This petition, signed by over 500 residents, rejects the top-down, developer-led approach to planning from this Government, which threatens to impose significant large-scale development on their community w…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

I reiterate the importance of a digital sovereign strategy for our cyber-security. It is about our resilience, our security and our economic strength as a country and collaborative sovereignty. We very much welcome the extended scope of th…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Before I withdraw new clause 2, I want to draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in reference to my earlier speech. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. …

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

I do not think that the hon. Member has understood our amendment, which is about having a strategy. It does not say that everything should be sovereign, but we need to look at our tech stack and have a strategy for what is sovereign and wh…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I absolutely agree. Across the United Kingdom, including in Northern Ireland, there are incredible British tech firms. Many of them have said to me that their services are being procured by oth…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

I thank the hon. Member for his question. That is why we need a strategy—we need to be clear about the Government’s priorities. On procurement, we have heard from the National Audit Office that cost is often a priority, but at what cost? W…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

As the director of the National Cyber Security Centre has said, “Every organisation delivering the UK’s critical services…relies on uninterrupted digital operations. Disruptions to those operations isn’t simply an IT issue; it’s a…natio…

16 Jun 2026   Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

16 Jun 2026   Thames Water

My very first letter as a Member of Parliament was to Thames Water, following the unacceptable fact that thousands of hours of sewage had been released into the River Ver, one of our precious chalk streams. Whatever the future structure of…

15 Jun 2026   Russian Shadow Fleet

Standing up to Russia, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and supporting our military depends on our military infrastructure and our defence manufacturing. However, today a roundtable of advanced manufacturers across the whole supp…

15 Jun 2026   Social Media Ban for Under-16s

On behalf of children and parents across the country, we welcome the Government finally taking action to keep children safe online. I know how important this issue has been to the Secretary of State. For almost 18 months, the Liberal Democ…

11 Jun 2026   Legacy of Jo Cox

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I first put on the record my appreciation of the heartfelt contributions about Jo Cox today? Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to highlight the case of Rasika, who is a care worker serving…

3 Jun 2026   Engagements

Q13.   This Government’s top-down housing targets, which are about to almost double in my constituency, mean that communities like Redbourn and Tring are about to see huge-scale development while infrastructure is bursting at the seams an…

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