Stephen Gethins
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
Order. We are running out of time, so I ask for questions, and answers, to be shorter.
Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) (SNP)
May I put on record our best wishes to the victims and our thanks to the emergency services and railway staff, who did a remarkable job? I know that the Home Secretary cannot comment on this particular case, but one concern I have is around the speculation and disinformation that is rife on social media. Can she make it her job to have a conversation with the social media companies? That kind of speculation does no service to the victims or to the police pursuing this issue.
Shabana Mahmood
The most important thing is that official sources of information are able to be transparent as quickly as possible so that the vast majority of this country that does not just get its news from social media knows what is happening. There will be a role for the Online Safety Act 2023 in the future as well.