During a Westminster Hall debate in parliament, Miriam Cates urged the government to “protect children” from a “real and present danger.”.
One of the main proponents of the movement to outlaw smartphones for people less than sixteen is Ms. Cates.
sex,She stated to lawmakers: “This government does have less than a year left in office, but if we could pass the Coronavirus Act (2020) in just one day, surely, surely, we can use these next few months to introduce effective legislation to protect children from a real and present danger.”
Ms. Cates, a co-chair of the New Conservatives organization of itCo-chair of the New Conservatives group of backbench Tory MPs, Ms. Cates, said: “Imagine if our children were routinely blackmailed or propositioned for sex or stripped for strangers.