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Westminster Hall
China - Wed 15 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Neston) Indeed, there was a debate here yesterday on the dangers of social media. - Speech Link
2: Mark Logan (Con - Bolton North East) I think that that can be reflected in the social media that is used there, by the case of Douyin. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) of expression and other human rights of those in Hong Kong.We know that freedom of expression and freedom - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) He spoke about freedom of religious belief. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Under-10-Metre Fishing Fleet: South-West - Wed 15 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Sheryll Murray (Con - South East Cornwall) convention on the law of the sea, but be flexible to ensure all UK fishermen can benefit from this partial freedom - Speech Link
2: Cherilyn Mackrory (Con - Truro and Falmouth) catch and release, and take only what they want for the table, but I have seen other photos on social media—I - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 15 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) In this country, we believe in religious freedom. - Speech Link
2: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) If deepfakes are discovered by users on social media, they should report them directly to the platform - Speech Link
3: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) I recently had a roundtable with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and she and I agreed - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Criminal Justice Bill - Wed 15 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Of course, coercion is the principal test that would be applied in assessing that freedom of choice. - Speech Link
2: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) They told us of their fear of applying for jobs, meeting new people or daring to have any social media - Speech Link
3: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) He received a 32-year prison sentence, but that young woman is too afraid to have any sort of social media - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine and Georgia - Wed 15 May 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The media reporting may have settled down, but the situation there is as volatile as it has ever been - Speech Link
2: Jonathan Djanogly (Con - Huntingdon) becoming more ready to use the apparatus of the state to suppress political dissent, free speech and the media - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Committee stage part two - Tue 14 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Hendy (Lab - Life peer) They protect freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining - Speech Link
2: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) However, to correct something that is often said in the media, the court did not decide that the claim - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp - Bishops) Aside from the moral qualms that we might have about limits on freedom of speech, it is difficult to - Speech Link
4: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) of speech and freedom of belief.I note that, in the Commons stages, one Conservative MP, David Jones - Speech Link
5: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) that the limits on freedom of speech in Clause 4 are as great as some noble Lords have tried to make - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict - Tue 14 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) for those who are subjected to some of the most extreme cases of violence that threaten their safety, freedom - Speech Link
2: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) cannot find a sensible way out that ensures that they can protect their children and also have their freedom - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) The world’s media barely recognise that—it barely registers on their scale—but it is probably the greatest - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Smartphones and Social Media: Children - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge) Occasionally, I’ll see triggering content on social media such as suicide or gory images.”Social media - Speech Link
2: Rachel Maclean (Con - Redditch) I am the first to believe in freedom, but I think we all agree that this is not freedom. - Speech Link
3: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda) course, social media and the internet can be enormously valuable. - Speech Link
4: Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge) and the unanimity in the Chamber.I want to make a final point: this is not a debate about liberty, freedom - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 09 May 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) higher taxes, higher levels of poverty, less pay, less opportunity, less money for the NHS and less freedom - Speech Link
2: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) will she be pressing for a wider debate on disinformation and the malign influence of secretive social media - Speech Link
3: Robin Walker (Con - Worcester) Ministers from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and from the Department for Culture, Media - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) I would encourage him to celebrate this with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 23 - Speech Link
5: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) I can feel a bid to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport coming up. My hon. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
BBC Mid-term Charter Review - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: William Cash (Con - Stone) In comparison, the democratically elected House of Commons, our bastion of freedom and accountability - Speech Link
2: William Cash (Con - Stone) She confirms that“Ofcom is heavily staffed by former BBC and media professionals who may be as touchy - Speech Link
3: Damian Green (Con - Ashford) Even in the completely different media world in which we now operate and that we all enjoy, there are - Speech Link
4: Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe) When the last charter was negotiated 11 years ago, the social media companies that dominate our media - Speech Link