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HANSARDMusic Education in SchoolsThe opportunity to participate in music, art and drama can be transformative for young people’s self-confidence, mental health and life chances. That is why this Government will…11 Apr 2019HANSARDThe Times/Sunday TimesOn 10 January 2019, News UK submitted an application to vary certain conditions put in place in 1981 by the then Secretary of State for Trade. The changes proposed by News UK…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do, and we will.11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Gentleman. As he knows, mobile coverage on train lines at the moment is based substantially on wi-fi coverage—about 85% of trains now have wi-fi coverage,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. I am grateful to my hon. Friend and, indeed, to other colleagues who wrote to me. As he knows, my view is very simple: we must get to a place where rural coverage is better…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Lady. The actions of those who tried to find a way around the procedures banning the things that we across this House have decided should be banned were…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that in relation to the cultural development fund, five local areas will receive a share of £20 million. We believe that that is hugely important for the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationAs I am sure the right hon. Gentleman will recognise, it is important that the Government act collectively on this matter. As I indicated to the hon. Member for Sunderland Central…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have a good deal of sympathy with what the hon. Gentleman says and huge sympathy with those who find themselves in the position of the individual he describes. I will of course…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I do agree with my hon. Friend. He will have recognised from the White Paper that what we believe will be necessary to provide for a duty of care for online companies, and…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with what the hon. Lady says. It cannot be more important that journalists in this country and abroad have the opportunity to report what is happening. We have discussed…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much agree with my hon. Friend. It is extremely important that youth organisations, particularly the uniformed youth organisations that he describes, have the opportunity…11 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wish to draw the House’s attention to a written ministerial statement that I am making this morning. As the House will be aware, on 10 January News UK submitted an application…11 Apr 2019HANSARDMusic Education in SchoolsOf course I will happily meet my hon. Friend to discuss this. He is right—there is always more that we can do. As I said in my initial answer, it is right to look not just at…11 Apr 2019HANSARDMusic Education in SchoolsNo one doubts the hon. Gentleman’s commitment to music in this House, and he is right to be so committed, but he will get no glossy rhetoric from me: what he will get is facts, so…11 Apr 2019HANSARDMusic Education in SchoolsYes, I do agree with my right hon. Friend. Of course, as she knows, the creative industries more broadly are some of the fastest-growing sectors of our economy. We should be proud…11 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationThe hon. Lady is right that the sanctions available to the regulator will be important here. The White Paper includes a number of options. We will want to look at remedial notices…11 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationOn Monday, my Department, in conjunction with the Home Office, published the Online Harms White Paper, which sets out our plans for a new regulatory framework for online harms…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperHarking back to a former life, in my experience there is always a risk of court involvement, but we should seek to be as clear as possible about the responsibilities of online…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe answer to my hon. Friend’s second question is yes. The Law Commission is looking now at exactly how we may refresh the law on online harassment. On his first question, I think…08 Apr 2019