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HANSARD Online Harms White PaperWe think it is important to get those codes of practice right; therefore, it would not be feasible to produce them overnight. However, the hon. Lady makes a fair point, which is…08 Apr 2019HANSARDHistoric England Tailored ReviewI am today announcing the start of a tailored review of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (more commonly known as Historic England). As a…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSports CoverageI am very happy to do that, and I wish Megan and the rest of the side the very best of luck. My hon. Friend is a doughty champion of women’s cricket. He makes the case for it very…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentMore needs to be done to tackle harmful online content and to make it clear that social media platforms have responsibilities to their users. Our forthcoming White Paper will set…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentI agree with the Health Secretary, and I have made it clear on a number of occasions that I believe the era of self-regulation must come to an end in this space. But the hon.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentThe Science and Technology Committee report to which my hon. Friend refers makes an important and worthwhile contribution to this debate, and I am grateful to her and her…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentI believe it is not what a company calls itself that matters, but what it does. What we will seek to do in the White Paper and anything that follows it is make sure that we can…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentAgain, my hon. Friend will have to wait for the detail of the White Paper, but I have made it, I hope, very clear, and am happy to make it clear again, that I believe that social…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentYes. The hon. Lady makes a good point, and I think that we should ask questions about this. It is profoundly unacceptable that material such as this should be available to young…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentIn this House, we all believe in freedom of speech, but we also believe that that freedom of speech has limits, and that when people seek to intimidate others, and potentially to…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentI will of course consider what the hon. Gentleman has said, but we must ensure that we preserve our ability, online as everywhere else, to debate and discuss issues that are…07 Mar 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sI discuss a range of matters with my Cabinet colleagues, and we know that older people across the country value TV as a way to stay connected with the world. That is why we have…07 Mar 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sFirst, the responsibility has been transferred—that happened by statute in 2017. The deal was done with the BBC in 2015. What we do not yet have are the proposals that the BBC…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSports CoverageSport is a devolved matter in Scotland, but through Sport England we fund 45 different sporting governing bodies that support grassroots participation and talented athletes. When…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSports CoverageI am happy to join my hon. Friend in offering congratulations on that significant step forward, and we want to see more. I am sure that I or my hon. Friend the Member for…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSports CoverageAgain, I am happy to agree to that proposal. It is worth our understanding more clearly the exact picture in Scotland, as the hon. Gentleman says. Broadcasting is a reserved…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSports CoverageWe are certainly having conversations with all the broadcasters about what more they can do. By the way, I should correct myself: I think it is in fact Sky that will be…07 Mar 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sNo, but what is truly cynical is to criticise the Government for the transfer of a financial liability without any hint whatsoever from Her Majesty’s Opposition that they would be…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the eve of International Women’s Day, I am sure that the whole House will join me in congratulating the England women’s football team on winning the SheBelieves Cup this week.…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend correctly relays the history of this. As I said earlier, it is right for us to await the conclusions of the BBC’s review of this matter. It is far more sensible to…07 Mar 2019