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HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationObviously, the duty of care is wide-ranging. I am conscious that we would expect economic harms, for instance, to be picked up through other legislation. Similarly, the Offensive…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI pay tribute to the work that my right hon. and learned Friend did as Secretary of State in leading this agenda. He is absolutely right. Ofcom needs the powers and resources to…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI look forward to working with the Scottish Government on their plans. As the hon. Gentleman knows, this is not a devolved matter, but it is important that we listen to all…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationYes, I absolutely do agree. Ofcom is perfectly placed to balance our absolutely unequivocal commitment to free speech with the need to regulate an industry that is, as I said,…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI have a great deal of time for the Science and Technology Committee, having served on it myself. This is an important area that cuts across a number of different Select…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI welcome the hon. Lady’s tone. These are hugely important issues that affect real people. We call them online harms, but they are profoundly real for the people affected. She is…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe Chair of the Select Committee is absolutely right that regulation without teeth is not a valuable form of regulation. We will be talking to Ofcom about what it believes the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for their question on this important issue. The Government are taking significant action to tackle the issue of online harm and make this country the safest…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI look forward to having a meeting with my hon. Friend on this subject, but I reiterate that it is not only rural areas that will benefit from the shared rural network; urban and…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that no one is happy with the speed of the roll-out in Scotland, particularly in constituencies such as his. That is why I look forward to…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, the Government will legislate at the earliest opportunity to ensure that we do everything in line with the advice of our agencies, which is that with the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely can confirm that. I know how important any kind of mobile coverage still is in some parts of the country. My hon. Friend will have heard the earlier answer about the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDShared Rural Mobile NetworkThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that when we talk about “levelling up”, it is vital that we bring all parts of the United Kingdom with us. I have already been to Northern…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harmful MaterialThe NSPCC has come out strongly and welcomed what we announced yesterday, which is a hugely important step. The hon. Lady is right to say that there is never an excuse for delay…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harmful MaterialThis Government are absolutely committed to moving as quickly as we possibly can on this legislation. That is why we have said we will be publishing a full response in the spring,…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harmful MaterialThe Government are committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to go online. Yesterday, we published our initial response to the consultation on the world-leading…13 Feb 2020HANSARDShared Rural Mobile NetworkI am sorry there is a dispute about the important matter of the score at Wrexham. To return to my hon. Friend’s substantive point, I pay tribute to his work on behalf of so many…13 Feb 2020HANSARDShared Rural Mobile NetworkThe Government announced support in principle for the mobile network operators shared rural network programme, which will see those operators collectively increase 4G mobile…13 Feb 2020HANSARDBroadbandThe hon. Member is right: we have said we will make gigabit-capable networks available as soon as possible. The Prime Minister has talked very clearly about that 2025 target and…13 Feb 2020HANSARDBroadbandThe £5 billion will go an awfully long way and build on the huge progress being made already, but the hon. Gentleman is right: this is not simply about money. That is why we are…13 Feb 2020