Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Disability and Gender Inclusivity in the Media
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered disability and gender inclusivity in the media.
It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela, in a debate on disability and gender inclusivity in the media, which is such an important issue. In this short debate, I …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Disability and Gender Inclusivity in the Media
"Absolutely. I entirely commend the fantastic work that the right hon. Lady does on equality, right across Parliament. It is second to none; she is a force for good in showing leadership in those roles. She is absolutely right. I spoke to Channel 4 a number of years ago in …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What plans his Department has to (a) promote and (b) encourage people to watch the Paralympic Games in summer 2021. ..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"New research by Scope has shown that 69% of people with disabilities believe that the Paralympics help to tackle negative attitudes. This comes as three in four people with disabilities believe that the public’s perceptions of disabled people have worsened or not shifted during the pandemic. Scope and ParalympicsGB have …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Apr 2021
Elected Women Representatives: Online Abuse
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on being a continual champion of women in Parliament and on bringing this extremely important debate to Westminster Hall today.
This debate is timely, of course, because we currently …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Online Anonymity and Anonymous Abuse
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) on securing today’s debate. There are two issues that I want to touch on briefly in relation to anonymity regarding online accounts.
The first issue is impersonation online, which I experienced in 2019 just prior to the general election as I …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 15th January 2021
Asked by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that travel exemptions apply to fashion creatives on the same basis as they are applied to performing arts professionals, TV production staff and journalists arriving in the UK.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The bar for exemptions remains very high due to the current public health context.The gov.uk website lists the jobs that qualify for travel exemptions here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules). The travel quarantine exemptions do not currently include an exemption for fashion professionals, but this list is kept under review.
Written Question
Monday 11th January 2021
Asked by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether people employed in the fashion industry are included in the travel corridor exempt list.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The gov.uk website lists the jobs that qualify for travel exemptions here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules). The travel quarantine exemptions do not currently include an exemption for fashion professionals, but this list is kept under review.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Oct 2020
Online Harms
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward.
I thank the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) for bringing this extremely important issue to Westminster Hall for debate. She spoke very eloquently and comprehensively on these issues, highlighting the lack of consequences under current legislation and the …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jul 2020
BBC
"Alongside free television licences for the over-75s, which I will keep campaigning on, may I raise how, during lockdown, a number of elderly and vulnerable members of the East Kilbride West church have been tuning in to the BBC’s “Reflections at the Quay”—enabling them to join the service on a …..."Lisa Cameron - View Speech
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