Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect children online.
Answered by Paul Scully
The strongest protections in the Online Safety Bill are for children, and platforms will have to take proactive steps to prevent children being exposed to illegal content and behaviour, including child sexual exploitation and abuse and content assisting suicide.
Services likely to be accessed by children will also be required to protect children from other harmful material, including pornography and cyberbullying. If sites fail in their duties, they will be subject to tough enforcement action.
Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
What steps his Department is taking to support the development of artificial intelligence.
Answered by Margot James
Artificial Intelligence is already starting to transform the way we live and work. We are ensuring that the UK is an excellent place for AI development, with more PhD places, a Fellowship programme and an Industry Council to provide leadership.
Our Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will ensure we have a governance regime that supports great innovation while at the same time ensuring AI is safe, trusted and works for people.
Asked by: Vicky Ford (Conservative - Chelmsford)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on long-term broadcast access to the EU for Ofcom-licensed broadcasters based in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The UK is currently the EU's biggest broadcasting hub, and the sector makes an important contribution to our thriving creative industries.
During our negotiations with the EU we will work to get the right deal for broadcasters and will support their continued growth in the UK