Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Football Index Collapse
"I most certainly agree. It is one of the asks that I will make of the Minister later. I will try to speed up, because I am aware that so many Members want to speak.
I have made the point about the regulators and the fact that, in effect, Football …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 07 Jun 2022
Football Index Collapse
"I thank every Member present, from every nation and every party, for being united in one object—seeking redress and making sure that things like this cannot happen again. I also thank all those Football Index “investors”—which is what they thought they were—for their help in this debate. I welcome the …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Online Safety Bill
"I welcome the Bill, which is necessary and overdue, but I would like to raise two issues: how the Bill can tackle suicide and self-harm prevention, and mental health around body image for young people.
First, all suicide and self-harm content should be addressed across all platforms, regardless of size: …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Jan 2022
Draft Online Safety Bill Report
"I speak as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on suicide and self-harm prevention and intend to deal with those issues. Suicide remains a major public health problem, with the highest suicide rates among men aged 45 to 49. It is the biggest killer of young people aged 16 to …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"6. What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that those responsible for the collapse of Football Index are held to account. ..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Too many of my constituents have been in touch to say that they have lost substantial amounts of money on the Football Index, so will the Minister explain further what is being done to help the Gambling Commission to understand these complex betting propositions in order to ensure better protections …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Events Research Programme
"Many businesses in my constituency of Blaydon are involved in the events industry and have suffered. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of this latest lockdown on the events industry?..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Covid-19 and Loneliness
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered covid-19 and loneliness.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I am pleased to have secured this debate on covid-19 and loneliness during Loneliness Awareness Week. It is a chance for each of us not only to …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Covid-19 and Loneliness
"I thank all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. It has been a useful debate in making sure that, during Loneliness Awareness Week, we do not forget this issue and we pay attention to it. It is interesting to hear the different experiences of colleagues in their …..."Liz Twist - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 28th May 2021
Asked by:
Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether safety duties relating to content that is harmful to adults announced as part of the Online Safety Bill in the Queen's Speech 2021 will include content on and related to (a) suicide and (b) self-harm.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
Under the new legal duty of care, in-scope companies will need to remove and limit the spread of illegal content and activity online. This includes illegal content which encourages or incites suicide online, with all companies expected to take swift and effective action against such content.
In addition, companies whose services have high-risk functionalities and which have the largest audiences will also be required to take action on content which is legal but which may cause harm to adults such as material which relates to self-harm or suicide. These companies will need to set out in clear terms and conditions what is acceptable on their services, and enforce those terms and conditions consistently and transparently.
We are also ensuring that criminal law is fit for purpose to account for harmful and dangerous communications online. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has sponsored a Law Commission review of harmful online communications. As part of this review, the Government has also asked the Law Commission to examine how the criminal law will address the encouragement or assistance of self harm. We know there is a strong case for making this sort of appalling content illegal. The Law Commission have consulted on their proposed reforms and will produce final recommendations by summer 2021.