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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Online Abuse

"One thing that tech companies need to do, as the police, GCHQ and other authorities do, is provide regular counselling for the people who have to deal with such appalling content. At the tech companies, moderating is often done by poorly paid people in very poor countries, and no support …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Online Abuse

"I thank all the Members who have spoken this afternoon for their useful contributions to the debate, and their suggestions for going further with the task. I know that the Minister takes the matter extremely seriously. However, some of the changes to the law that are required are of course …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Online Abuse

"My hon. Friend makes a good point. Today’s debate is perhaps an example of how debates should be conducted in the House—civilly, and with useful contributions—and it has been clear that there is support across the House for change. Most of all, we have to be clear that we are …..."
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Written Question
Social Media: Disability
Monday 4th March 2019

Asked by: Helen Jones (Labour - Warrington North)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the policies that social media companies employ to prevent the abuse of disabled people.

Answered by Margot James

DCMS hosted a Ministerial roundtable before Christmas with disability organisations to explore the issues faced by disabled people online and consult on the statutory social media code of practice. The forthcoming Online Harms White Paper will set out legislative measures to tackle the full range of online harms, including online abuse. We will continue to engage with the disabled community and other stakeholders as we develop our proposals.

Written Question
Internet: Disability
Thursday 28th February 2019

Asked by: Helen Jones (Labour - Warrington North)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he discussed the abuse of disabled people online during his recent meeting with Mark Zuckerburg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

We discussed a range of issues with a number of companies in the week beginning 18th February. As with all meetings held in my capacity as Secretary of State, full details, including minutes, are kept confidential, to allow full and frank discussions between parties.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Nov 2017
TV Licence Fee

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered e-petitions 170931 and 200239 relating to the TV Licence fee.

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. A number of people who have signed the petitions or emailed me are concerned that they still have to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Nov 2017
TV Licence Fee

"My hon. Friend, who I am pleased to say is now a member of the Petitions Committee, is quite right. The BBC has to meet obligations that commercial broadcasters do not, which is very important.

Those who argue against the licence fee find it quite difficult to come up with …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Nov 2017
TV Licence Fee

"The hon. Gentleman is right. It is a bit like Churchill’s saying that democracy is the worst possible system we could have—until we look at all the others.

Some people say that the BBC should become a streaming service, but that would not allow it to fund the programmes it …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Nov 2017
TV Licence Fee

"The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. There is much more to do, and I will come to that in a moment.

Media City has been a huge success and has boosted other creative industries in the region, although it took some time to convince certain people that there are …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Nov 2017
TV Licence Fee

"The BBC’s natural history unit, which produces excellent documentaries, is based in Bristol. There has been investment in Birmingham and Belfast. As the hon. Member for Solihull (Julian Knight) said, there is a lot more to do. The BBC needs to do much more to reflect the diversity in this …..."
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