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HANSARD Social Media and HealthUnfortunately, those reports are true. I share my hon. Friend’s disappointment that Wikipedia did not attend either of the two summits, despite having been invited. At yesterday’s…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthMr Speaker, that question was so good it is only a pity it was not asked earlier in our exchanges. I want to address two important points. First, the hon. Lady’s son is a case in…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthMy hon. Friend puts it exactly right. That is what the duty of care is all about. The argument—we hear it less and less, to be honest—that these are international companies and so…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthMy colleague the suicide prevention Minister is looking at this area, particularly endorsements of cosmetics, and I am sure she would be very happy to talk to the hon. Lady.30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthArtificial intelligence clearly has a role in identifying material that needs to be removed in the same way that it is now being used to remove terrorist content. We are talking…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI will absolutely look at the matter raised by my hon. Friend, as it is alarming and distressing to hear about it. Amazon sells physical goods for the most part and surely has a…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthWe have proposed fines as called for by the hon. Lady, and of course this is a cross-Government effort. My responsibilities are the health impacts, but technology has an impact…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI would like to update the House on yesterday's social media summit and the progress we have made on tackling online harms to health. We called this summit to bring together the…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman, who has provided leadership on this agenda from his position as shadow Secretary of State. I am glad, listening to his response, that we agree…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, the cumulative effect of posts on mental health, in particular eating disorders, came up in the discussion yesterday. We have to…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthThe regulation of online harms will indeed be statutory. As I said, we are in the middle of a consultation on how, rather than whether, to put that in place. I am sure the hon.…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthMy hon. Friend is a man after my own heart on this. Am I convinced? I am convinced that social media companies have committed to it, and it is our job to keep them to those…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthThe short answer is yes. My responsibilities as Health Secretary are to do with the impact on health, especially mental health, and eating disorders and self-harm are part of…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI pay tribute to the work that the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has done in this area, both when I was Culture Secretary and since. Its work and the approach it has…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthMy hon. Friend is exactly right; in fact, that work is under way. I should have mentioned in response to the shadow Secretary of State that Public Health England has a targeted…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that there will be an increased spend on mental health services across England—a £2.3 billion increase. It is the fastest-growing area of spend…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI will certainly consider it and I look forward to talking to the hon. Gentleman about the idea more next week. Dialogue in this area is critical, but we should not only have…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI entirely understand that sense of frustration. I went to meet some of the parents to hear directly from them the pain and suffering that they and their children are feeling,…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisMy hon. Friend represents Teagan Appleby, her family and her parents, and he speaks for the whole House in what he says. He has captured the essence of this debate. I am trying to…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI have already paid tribute to the APPG, and today’s urgent question has demonstrated the breadth of concern in this House. Those who are independent of Government need to make…08 Apr 2019