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HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his support. He makes a fair point. He is of course right that there will be opposition to what is proposed, but it is worth noting that…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe security Minister and I have discussed the White Paper and we will do so again in view of the hon. Lady’s specific comments.08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI am grateful to my hon. Friend. He is right that we should be particularly concerned with the most vulnerable in our society—especially children. The way we envisage the duty of…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe straight answer to the hon. Lady’s question about my level of optimism is that it is limited but it exists. It is probably necessary for us all to recognise that the online…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI agree with my hon. Friend that that is indeed the balance to be struck. I hope that I can reassure him that it is our intention to do so and that we believe that free speech and…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI do not wish to damage the atmosphere of consensus that has helpfully emerged this afternoon, but I have to say that I think that the hon. Lady is completely wrong. What we have…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI am grateful to my hon. Friend for what he says and, if I may say so, his help and his contribution during his time in the Department. I am privileged to lead in developing this…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe hon. Lady will see that there is a fairly extensive list of online harms in the White Paper already, and we do not regard it as exhaustive. As she heard me say to the hon.…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe right hon. Gentleman will see among the list of harms exactly this type of activity. It is important that we place the obligation on those who operate online platforms to take…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe hon. Lady makes a very important point. She will see in the White Paper that we think the prohibition of material that promotes suicide is exactly something that the online…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI agree, and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his work and that of his colleagues. I hope that the House recognises that within the White Paper there are contributions from…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThere is no vagueness here. We know what we are dealing with, and both the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) have identified the issue. It is not a…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman because he gives me a chance to pay tribute to ChildLine. I was at its London centre last week. Those who volunteer and those who work for it…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI hope this House will have a role not just in holding the regulator to account but in the design of codes of practice. We will consult on, among other things, how that might be…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperThe hon. Gentleman will recognise, because he is a fair man, that the Furman review was produced only in the past few weeks, and it is important that the Government take the time…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI am very sorry to hear about what has happened to the hon. Lady. As she knows and as others have said, she is sadly not alone. It is important that we consider what online…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperWhen I visited the west coast to discuss these matters with a number of online companies, I had the privilege of meeting the inventor of the infinite scroll. He was, I am pleased…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement. The Government have today published a White Paper setting out our proposals for making the internet a safer place.…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI can confirm that. We are concerned here with user-generated content, not with the activities of journalists or their editors. I would go further and say that it seems to me that…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperI certainly hope the hon. Gentleman will not have to wait months. He raises fair concerns, and I have indicated that the Government are not blind to them. This particular White…08 Apr 2019