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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Online Safety Bill

"I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Online Safety Bill

"May I welcome the Minister to his place, as I did not get an opportunity to speak on the previous group of amendments?

New clause 7 and amendments 33 and 34 would require online platforms to verify the age and consent of all individuals featured in pornographic videos uploaded to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Online Safety Bill

"While we have been having this debate, Iain Corby, executive director at the Age Verification Providers Association, has sent me an email in which he said that the House may be interested to know that one of the members of that organisation offers adult sites a service that facilitates age …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jul 2022
Online Safety Bill

"I am a little taken aback that the Minister believes that the legislation will be sufficient. I do not understand why he has not responded to the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) was making that we could make this happen by putting the …..."
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Written Question
Youth Investment Fund
Friday 24th June 2022

Asked by: Diana Johnson (Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will roll out the Youth Investment Fund by August 2022.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Phase Two of the Youth Investment Fund is expected to open in summer 2022.

Phase One, administered by BBC Children in Need, has already delivered £12 million of funding this year to over 400 local youth organisations in levelling up priority areas in England. The funding has enabled local youth providers to invest in small-scale capital projects, including equipment and small redevelopments, that expand the reach, number and range of services they currently offer.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine

"I join the Secretary of State in praising our BBC and the other free independent British journalists who have been proudly providing the finest objective independent journalism and putting their lives at risk, as she noted. That is in direct contrast to the squalid work of Putin’s misinformation organ, Russia …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Jan 2022
Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]

"I welcome amendment 2 to clause 29. Those who have followed the passage of this Bill from its introduction in the other place to its Report stage today will know that along with other members of the all-party parliamentary group for “left behind” neighbourhoods, including my excellent co-chair, the hon. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 11 Jan 2022
Dormant Assets Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I rise to oppose Government amendment 1 and commend amendment 3.

As we know, Government amendment 1 removes the provisions to create a community wealth fund as a means of tackling deprivation and building social infrastructure in left-behind communities. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Jan 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"We know that over Christmas children and young people would have been watching mainly streaming services rather than terrestrial TV, so can I press the Minister? Would it not be an easy and quick win to require all streaming services to use the British Board of Film Classification age verification …..."
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Written Question
Choirs: Coronavirus
Tuesday 6th July 2021

Asked by: Diana Johnson (Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government’s Covid-19 guidance for Performing arts and non-professional activities updated on 18 May 2021, what the scientific basis is for six-person capacity limits on non-professional singing indoors.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

I know that the restrictions on singing are frustrating to large numbers of amateur choirs and performance groups across the country and that many people have made sacrifices in order to drive down infections and protect the NHS over the last year. I can assure you that everyone across the government wants to ease these restrictions as soon as possible.

However, it is important that we take a cautious approach in easing restrictions. We are aware, through the NERVTAG and PERFORM studies that singing can increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission through the spread of aerosol droplets. This was backed up by a consensus statement from SAGE, resulting in the suggested principles of safer singing being published.

All of these studies highlight the key factors of physical distancing, ventilation and volume, which is why we have published the suggested principles of safer singing.

Since these studies and the work from SAGE, the COVID context has changed with the emergence of more transmissible strains. This would include the so-called Alpha variant B.1.1.7 which research suggests may be 70% more transmissible, and now the Delta variant B1.617.2 which looks to be even more transmissible. This means the risks associated with transmission have increased since these studies were undertaken.

We will continue to keep guidance and restrictions under review, in line with the changing situation. Further detail on step 4 will be set out as soon as possible.