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HANSARDHuawei and 5GI will come to the international picture later, if I get the chance.04 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GThis has been an important and timely debate. I am glad that my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) has provided the Government…04 Mar 2020HANSARDBroadbandGigabit broadband roll-out is accelerating, and as a result of the steps that the Government are taking, full-fibre coverage has doubled in the past year. We have introduced…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationYes, is the short answer. The duty of care is a central part of this piece of legislation. It is the way in which we protect children and vulnerable people from exactly the kind…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationYes, the figure we have talked about in the consultation is that no more than 5% of UK businesses will be affected by this legislation. We are mindful of the challenges presented…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe principle that the hon. Member describes is one that has long been at the heart of the thinking of Governments of all colours. What we are doing now is not only making sure…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy hon. Friend is right that we need to make sure that the companies themselves step up to the plate, which they have not yet done enough, but the fact that we are doing this…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThis came up earlier in DCMS oral questions, and we are looking at gambling through the review of the Gambling Act 2005, but the hon. Member is right that, in terms of gambling…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy hon. Friend is right to imply that this is partly new for Ofcom. We will not only give it the resources it needs in the immediate future but make sure that it has a genuine…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe hon. Member is right. Whether it is sexting or revenge porn, far too much has happened since his private Member’s Bill that has not been positive. Our proposed legislation…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationWe talk extensively to social media companies big and small—I draw my hon. Friend’s attention, although I am sure he is aware of it already, to their welcoming of our response—and…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe hon. Member could not be more wrong. We will deliver a sanctions regime that is effective. This is a world-leading approach, and we will take a world-leading approach to…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe hon. Lady is right that pro-suicide content online has to be a key target for this sort of legislation. She is also right that we have to think of this as a global…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the extreme contribution of teachers in this area. They have adapted remarkably quickly to a changing threat, and I pay tribute to them. He is…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI know that my right hon. Friend was particularly interested in that area when he was Education Secretary, and I pay tribute to his work. The grey areas that he describes are the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI join the hon. Lady in congratulating all the work that goes on around Safer Internet Day. The Secretary of State attended the main conference on Tuesday, and I also appeared,…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationYes, I agree that the role and responsibilities of parents are hugely important. Some social media companies have made significant progress in that area and done good work in…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI say gently back to the hon. Gentleman that plenty of tech companies would like us to go slower on this. I understand his point, but as I have said, no other country in the world…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is important to say that the online harms Bill is being drawn up jointly with my colleagues in the Home Office to tackle exactly the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe work that the Cabinet Office is doing on protecting democracy is a hugely important, albeit complementary, part of the process, rather than something that is covered by online…13 Feb 2020