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100310

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	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in tackling copycat websites which charge extra for government services.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	211552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy updated the House on the work the government is undertaking to address the issue of misleading websites during a Westminster Hall Debate on 28 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 212074 212075 212076 212077 212078 212079 212080 212081 212082 212083 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:02:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

100485

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Harassment: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with social media companies about bringing forward legislative proposals to tackle internet trolling.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	211553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The sending of abusive messages or material online can cause absolute misery for victims and the Government recognises the need to make sure that people who commit these awful crimes are properly punished.</p><p>Changes to the law included in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will mean that people who target others with abusive or offensive material, including internet trolls, will face up to two years in prison and the police will have more time to investigate cases.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice has not had any discussions to date with social media companies about legislative proposals to tackle internet trolling. However, as one of the joint chairs of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety, I have discussed and fed the Government’s views in to a range of internet safety issues with social media companies and others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/10/2014 13:09:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans