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1149221

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294108, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the circulation of fake content on Twitter.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 294108 from 8th October.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/10/2019 13:57:30 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149285

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on anonymous abuse and threats on Twitter.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with their ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including online abuse.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/10/2019 10:24:53 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1148727

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Trees: Inner City Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to develop a national plan for inner city trees.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	75
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>In November 2018, the Secretary of State announced that we will launch a national Tree Strategy for England. The Tree Strategy will set out the Government’s vision for the sector for the years to come and will aim to cover both rural and urban areas. The Strategy will set out how we intend to use a natural capital approach to forestry to maximise the benefits trees can provide such as carbon sequestration, increasing biodiversity and improving water and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to publish the Tree Strategy in 2020 following a broad and open-ended consultation to maximise sectoral engagement and gauge ambition outside of Government.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 17/10/2019 14:21:39 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149049

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Answer of 8 October to Question 294685 on Social Media: Harrassment, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on political debate and discussion of anonymous abuse and threats on Twitter.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to my previous response to his question 294685 on a similar subject. People on all sides of the political divide must be able to debate freely without being subject to personal threats and abuse. The Government recognises that rising levels of intimidation in public life can prevent talented people, particularly women and those from minority backgrounds, from standing for public office. I would be happy to meet the Hon. member to discuss any particular concerns he would like to raise with me on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 17/10/2019 08:18:42 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149057

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294113, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) racism, (b) abuse and (c) threats on Twitter.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to PQ 294113 from 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/10/2019 13:20:49 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149059

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294112, what discussions she has had with representatives from Twitter on anonymous abuse and threats on that platform.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to PQ 294112 from 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/10/2019 13:22:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149061

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2019 to Question 294114, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Twitter in dealing with abuse and threats made on that platform.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to PQ 294114 from 8 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/10/2019 13:24:13 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1149064

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Twitter: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Twitter's rules in curbing harmful content and abuse.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Online Harms White Paper sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. This will make companies more responsible for their users' safety online. We intend to establish in law a new duty of care on companies towards their users, overseen by an independent regulator.</p><p> </p><p>The regulator will publish codes of practice, which will set out in detail the steps that companies should take to fulfill their duty of care. We envisage that, where relevant, companies will ensure their terms and conditions meet standards set by the regulator and reflect the codes of practice as appropriate. Relevant terms and conditions will be required to be sufficiently clear and accessible, including to children and other vulnerable users. The regulator will assess how effectively these terms are enforced as part of any regulatory action.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the implementation of the new regulatory framework, we continue to encourage companies to take early action to address online harms.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/10/2019 13:24:46 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1148360

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on anonymous abuse and threats on (a) Twitter and (b) other online platforms.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	294682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/10/2019 16:10:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1148365

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Social Media: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effect on political debate and discussion of anonymous abuse and threats on social media.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	294685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Democracy is a cornerstone of British values and key to a healthy democracy is having respectful, vibrant and open debate. However, this freedom cannot be an excuse to cause harm or spread hatred and a line is crossed when disagreement mutates into intimidation, violence or abuse. The Government recognises that rising levels of intimidation in public life can stop talented people, particularly women and those from minority backgrounds, from standing for public office. In April this year, the Government published the Online Harms White Paper, which sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.</p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 08/10/2019 16:02:42 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley