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HANSARDJoint Committee on the Draft Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We are familiar with disinformation from Russian agencies targeting voters during elections in countries around the world. It is an…16 Dec 2021HANSARDJoint Committee on the Draft Online Safety BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has spoken out strongly on the targeting of people with epilepsy both in Committee and elsewhere. That is a clear example of how some people…16 Dec 2021HANSARDJoint Committee on the Draft Online Safety BillI am grateful to the right hon. Lady, and I congratulate her on her election as Chair of the Home Affairs Committee. The Joint Committee received evidence on this important issue,…16 Dec 2021HANSARDJoint Committee on the Draft Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. These companies are engaging in mass surveillance and data gathering to target their users with ads. The same technology and data they use to…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ6. More needs to be done to tackle the people trafficking gangs that exploit migrants across Europe, promising to get them to this country. Does the Prime Minister agree that it…01 Dec 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceI welcome the excellent report that my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) has prepared and I welcome as well the fact that the Minister has said…25 Nov 2021HANSARDHarmful Content OnlineDoes the Secretary of State agree that the key principle of the online safety Bill should be that offences that exist offline should be applied online—not only to those who post…18 Nov 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe Nationality and Borders Bill is important and necessary legislation to address the growing problem of illegal entry into the UK by migrants crossing the Dover straits. Last…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaDoes my hon. Friend agree that the incidents of racism on social media over the past few days show why the approach taken in the draft Online Safety Bill is right? We need an…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Election Campaign Finances: RegulationI beg to move, That this House has considered the regulation of election campaign finances. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. Before I start, I would…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Election Campaign Finances: RegulationI thank the Minister for her response. I agree that it is good that the Elections Bill has been published: as she said, there has been a very lengthy period of consultation of…08 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsOver the past few years, we have seen the proliferation of hate speech, harmful content and anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on social media. In response, the Government have…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe UK is one of the world’s greatest centres for digital trade, a sector that is vital to the future success of our economy. We want to attract investment and talent from across…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI welcome the work that has been done through the events research programme. However, does my hon. Friend agree that even when step 4 is reached, the events sector will need some…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Football GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. Football governance has been debated in Parliament and has been the subject of parliamentary and Government reports…14 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationWhatever people’s view on the asylum situation in this country, people in Folkestone are united in their opposition to the use of Napier barracks in this way. It has been…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Safety of JournalistsThis is an incredibly important debate. I am grateful to the Minister for leading it for the Government. He is quite right to say that we had a similar debate in Westminster Hall…10 Jun 2021HANSARDWorld Press Freedom DayThank you for calling me again, Ms Ghani. I thank all Members for their participation in what has been a really excellent debate. We have heard many harrowing stories of attacks…27 May 2021HANSARDWorld Press Freedom DayI beg to move, That this House has considered World Press Freedom Day 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. World Press Freedom Day, which falls on 3…27 May 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftThe kidnapping of Roman Protasevich is the worst example of what has been a systematic campaign by the Belarusian Government against journalists. Last year there were 480…24 May 2021