Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in other departments on steps to reduce online bullying and blackmail of children.

My Noble Colleague, the Minister for Internet Safety and Security, meets on a quarterly basis with her Ministerial co-Chairs of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS). UKCCIS focuses on keeping children safe online, and discusses topical issues, such as cyber-bullying and blackmail. Members represent organisations who are actively involved in helping to overcome these issues, including teaching young people on how to stay safe online and tackling those who seek to use the internet to bully and blackmail children.