Sexual Harassment in Parliament

Debate between Lord Bishop of Chester and Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Monday 30th October 2017 Lords Chamber

[The Lord Bishop of Chester]

My Lords—

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con)]

Order. As noble Lords will know, there are supposed to be only 10 minutes of questions and we should try to get our business back on track. That is not because I want to interrupt this particular process, but I think we should go back into Committee to continue with the Bill, as the Statement that is to follow has not yet been started in the other place.

Crime: Child Abuse

Debate between Lord Bishop of Chester and Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Tuesday 4th June 2013 Lords Chamber

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach]

As my noble friend will know, CEOP is not just funded by the Government but has partners of its own. It is a very valuable vehicle for tackling this problem. There has been a projected 10% reduction in its budget, but that is against a context of a 20% reduction overall. The number of people working in CEOP, now 130, is 50% more than just five years ago.

[The Lord Bishop of Chester]

My Lords, can the Minister confirm to the House the implication of the question of the noble Baroness that the problem is increasing and comment on the adequacy of the normal police response which is to offer a caution to those who admit the offence?

[Lord Taylor of Holbeach]

The police do not necessarily offer a caution and it is our desire to see people who use these websites prosecuted. The most important aspect is to get these websites taken down so that they are not seen. The great advantage of the Internet Watch Foundation is that it engages the whole public in this mission. It has meant that 56% of images are removed within an hour of their appearing on the web. This is the only way that the whole community can join the battle against this evil.