Thank you for taking the time to write to me about the proposals to ban under 16s from accessing social media.Parents, carers and grandparents across Beverley and Holderness keep telling me the same thing: something has gone badly wrong online, and children are paying the price.
Let me be clear – there is no place in this country for animal cruelty, and I recognise the importance of ensuring that those who abuse animals are met with the full force of the law.
The testing of products and medicines on animals has always been an emotive topic and one on which many people hold extremely strong views. Because of the national consensus that animals ought to be treated with dignity and respect, this is rightly an area that is heavily regulated.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman concluded, after a six‑year investigation, that maladministration had caused injustice and that compensation is due. I respect the seriousness of that finding, and I understand the strength of feeling among those affected.