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HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaThe hon. Lady knows that we have asked the Law Commission to look into the laws relating to malicious online communications. I declare my interest as a former prosecuting counsel.…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaMy hon. Friend has defined what it is to live in a free country. We abide by the principles of free speech, within the genuine and legitimate confines of legislation such as hate…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaI am going to temper the hon. Lady’s remarks with some facts. The Home Secretary did not say that she supported football fans booing England players for taking the knee. The Prime…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaWe all acknowledge the echo chamber that social media provides, and the fact that being available online across the world perhaps enables just a single person to have far more…14 Jul 2021HANSARDChild Sexual AbuseThe implementation of end-to-end encryption in a way that intentionally blinds tech companies to content on their platforms will have a disastrous impact on public safety, and we…12 Jul 2021HANSARDChild Sexual AbuseThe UK Government are committed to eradicating all forms of child sexual abuse and continuing to be a global leader in tackling these crimes. The Government’s tackling child…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021May I try to correct the hon. Lady? First, clearly everyone in the House has heard the account she has given of her constituent and the families affected in her constituency by…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021The hon. Lady rightly raises the names of those who have been murdered in her constituency, and of course our thoughts go to the families and friends affected by that. Of course,…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCrime and Violence: Young PeopleI join my hon. Friend in commending and thanking Mr Ivey for all his efforts in his constituency to support others in Sedgefield and to tackle antisocial behaviour. Antisocial…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCrime and Violence: Young PeopleI am very pleased to join my hon. Friend in praising his local police, and also the local charities and other services that are working together to help young people to escape a…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCrime and Violence: Young PeopleI thank the hon. Lady for her question and I know her own commitment in this area. The Government are taking a whole system approach to how we tackle serious violence. The journey…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCrime and Violence: Young PeopleFrom 2019 to 2022, this Government will have provided more than £242 million across the 18 areas that account for the majority of knife crime and other serious violence incidents.…12 Jul 2021HANSARDCrime and Violence: Young PeopleThis Government take extremely seriously the harm that serious violence causes all people across society, but particularly young people who are dragged into gangs by gang leaders.…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021May I join the hon. Lady in acknowledging the sportsmanship, the talents, the dignity and the joy that the English football team have brought so many people over the tournament?…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021This year, we are investing more than £130 million to tackle serious violence at local level. That includes funding violence reduction units, which draw in all key partners,…12 Jul 2021HANSARDKnife Crime: Summer 2021As the hon. Lady knows, because we have discussed this many times in the past, violence reduction units are a key part of our work to tackle serious violence. We are constrained…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Licences and LicensingI beg to move, That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (2020 UEFA European Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 7 July, be approved. It is…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Licences and LicensingIt gives me great pleasure to respond to the hon. Gentleman. I am sorry that he is not here in person, but he has been causing those on the Government Benches to chuckle away at…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have one more minute. We are trying to tackle harmful behaviour, and Opposition Members need to ask themselves just how much damage, disruption and distress is acceptable for…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will not because I genuinely have other matters to address. In deciding whether to attach conditions, including in respect of the generation of noise, the police will continue,…05 Jul 2021