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HANSARDOnline AbuseI have discussed aspects of this with the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who obviously reports directly to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and I will continue to do so.03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationWe are absolutely determined to tackle these vital issues, because we know that the behaviour of social media companies is not always acting in the best interests of all our…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationI hesitate to speak on behalf of the Secretary of State in response to every aspect of that question, but I am confident that she does not need to bring a man to answer questions…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationI begin by paying tribute to the great work that my right hon. and learned Friend did in overseeing the birth of the online harms White Paper. He is completely right: we should be…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationIt is important to say in this context that what the Government are doing, via the Brexit website or any other website, is, first, nothing out of the ordinary, and secondly,…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationTackling disinformation is a key Government priority, and in our online harms White Paper we seek to take a world-leading approach to doing just that. We also seek within that to…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationThe right hon. Gentleman raises a lot of points in one short paragraph. I understand what he accuses me of seeking, when he speaks of having it both ways. Actually the services…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI begin by saying that I will not intrude on the private grief of where the industrial revolution began; I am certain that it did not begin in Skegness, so I have no dog in the…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationThe hon. Lady pre-empts my next point: all of this is predicated on consent. The consumer has to understand that they are giving up their data for a particular purpose and a…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI feel like the right hon. Gentleman is going to accuse me of wilfully misunderstanding his question, but it is obviously fine for an individual to choose what they do with their…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationIt is obviously about a balance between different situations. The Government, in a host of ways, provide a degree of opportunity for the kind of protection that the right hon.…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationThat is a philosophically interesting question but it is also obvious that at the moment data is readily given up in exchange for a service. I am not sure whether the right hon.…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI am conscious of the time, but this is all very interesting, so I am happy to give way.03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationEssentially I agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is obvious that not everyone reads the terms and conditions of every single thing they have signed up to for any website; but…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady’s second point. The council will, of course, be wide ranging. I look forward to answering her comprehensive list of questions, and I will be…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI have said that, and I am happy to say again that there was no undue lobbying to the best of my knowledge. As I have said, we are having a review and we will make that public,…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe hon. Lady tells me that I am “rattled”. I am enjoying this debut rather more than I expected, but none the less, it is always a pleasure to answer pre-written questions.…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising this question today. I am answering it because it is part of my portfolio. As hon. Members may know, the Department runs a programme known as the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI want to start by saying that the Prime Minister and his staff have had absolutely no role in the award of this grant; I suspect I will be saying that a number of times, but it…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for that question. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State assures me that we are more than happy to write to his Committee. Of…25 Sept 2019