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Select Committee
Atlantic Council, and University of Nottingham

Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024

Inquiry: Defence in the Grey Zone
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: Added to that, if you looked at social media feeds at the time, for example—it was very clever—there

Select Committee
UK Government
 CRG0004 - City Region and Growth Deals

Written Evidence Apr. 23 2024

Inquiry: City Region and Growth Deals
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)

Found: The Data Education in Schools team has boosted data literacy in more than 850 schools, creating

Scottish Government Publication (Advice and guidance)
Children and Families Directorate

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour: evidence based guidance for professionals working with children and young people
Document: Working with Children and Young People Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour (PDF)

Found: this issue: Article 17 of the UNCRC says that children and young people should be protected from media

Deposited Papers

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: I. Universal Credit guidance April 2024 [update of previous guidance, deposited Oct 2023, DEP2023-0791]. 204 docs. II. Letter dated 15/04/2023 from Jo Churchill MP to to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding documents for deposit in the House libraries. Incl. file list at Annex 1. 9p.
Document: 023.Building_the_Claimant_Commitment_V13.0.pdf (PDF)

Found: create and maintain general work profiles but must not be mandated to use particular internet or social media

Bill Documents
22 Apr 2024 - Amendment Paper
HL Bill 57-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23

Found: unable to provide that confirmation in writing as a result of P’s physical impairment or lack of literacy

Written Question
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disinformation
Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's media literacy strategy in countering (a) mis- and (b) dis-information.

Answered by Saqib Bhatti - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Improving media literacy is one of the government’s key tools in tackling the harm caused by misinformation and disinformation. To demonstrate how the Government is delivering against the objectives of the Online Media Literacy Strategy, we are publishing annual Action Plans each financial year until the end of 2024/25. Through media literacy grant schemes, we have provided almost £2 million in funding to a range of educational projects.

These projects seek to build the online safety and critical thinking skills of internet users, empowering them to respond effectively to the threats posed by mis- and disinformation, along with other online harms. All funded projects are evaluated robustly, including by independent experts, and findings will be published on gov.uk upon completion. This will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of future media literacy initiatives and inform government policy moving forward.

As part of this work, we established the Media Literacy Taskforce to bring together organisations in the media literacy landscape to amplify, increase and improve media literacy provision across underserved parts of the UK. Taskforce members advised the government on which projects should be awarded funding, and then helped grant recipients to maximise the impact of their projects.

Alongside the Strategy, the Online Safety Act updates Ofcom’s statutory media literacy duty to require it to take tangible steps to prioritise the public's awareness of and resilience to misinformation and disinformation online.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 19 2024

Source Page: G7 foreign ministers' statement in Italy, April 2024
Document: G7 foreign ministers' statement in Italy, April 2024 (webpage)

Found: We commit to championing free and independent media at home and around the world and promote pluralism

Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)
Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate

Apr. 19 2024

Source Page: Scotland's Genomic Medicine Strategy 2024-2029
Document: Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future (PDF)

Found: is vitally important not only for our long-term workforce planning but also to improve the genetic literacy

Bill Documents
19 Apr 2024 - Amendment Paper
HL Bill 57-II Second marshalled list for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23

Found: unable to provide that confirmation in writing as a result of P’s physical impairment or lack of literacy

Lords Chamber
NHS: Long-term Sustainability - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Patel (XB - Life peer) We have daily media reports of the demise of the NHS as we know it, and lots of suggestions for how to - Speech Link
2: Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Non-affiliated - Life peer) that poor user experience appeared to be around design and function rather than a lack of computer literacy - Speech Link
3: Baroness Boycott (XB - Life peer) We are flooded with unhealthy food, which is incredibly heavily advertised in all media. - Speech Link