Speeches by Reid.

“I just wanted to ask you briefly about the role of social media and your approach to dealing with that during this period. It is of course a weapon of choice for a range of actors to promote hatred and provoke violence. Could you give us an overview of how you dealt with the illegal content that you saw online and if y…”

“Precisely that, they mentioned the national function, looking at it from a national level, so the Government is not very far forward in any thinking around a possible national function for monitoring of policing in relation to social media?”

“I think you were here when we were discussing the role of social media, particularly in relation to Southport and the subsequent disorder. Have the Government done any assessment or any systematic analysis of the role that social media played in that disorder? Also, are there any thoughts around what can be done to dea…”

“You will be focusing on supportive functions in the initial?”

“Minister, you have mentioned in passing the new National Centre of Policing. Are you able to give us any more information about the functions or what exactly that will look like, particularly in relation to public order?”

“I thank the Minister for his statement and appreciate his approach in not wanting to prejudice the judicial process. I wonder whether we would be discussing this if Conservative Members had had a similarly responsible approach to government. In very general terms, does he agree that it is vital that the Government hono…”

“Last week, I had the privilege of visiting His Majesty’s naval base Clyde with a number of my colleagues from across the House. Will the Secretary of State reassure the House that he is working with the Scottish Government to address the capacity and retention issues at the base, and that the Scottish Government are en…”

“That is a shame, because it is so important. It is not that much to ask, is it, that we have standard data?”

“Professor, I think I am hearing from you—correct me if I am wrong—not only that there was a failure to implement, but that the extent to which there was agreement to adopt the recommendations was all in rhetoric. There was no real cross-Government agreement on these recommendations, so in reality there was quite a divi…”

“Officials told you that although the Government were publicly saying that they would adopt the recommendations, in reality there was some concern about the recommendations themselves?”

“Understood. Thank you.”

“You have already collected a significant amount of data from Scotland and Northern Ireland, if I am correct, and of course you are an academic and are based in Scotland. I suppose this is speculation, but can I ask about the systemic and institutional issues that you identify in the report as leading to child sexual ab…”

“On mandatory reporting, I believe that the First Minister said last week that it would be considered. Do you envisage any situation in which mandatory reporting could justifiably not be adopted, if that makes sense?”

“Does that include the Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Home Secretary—nothing?”

“I meant since July, but thank you. That is clear.”

“Having standard baseline data processes is important, but would you agree that for it to be maximally effective you would want that standard database across the UK, including in Scotland and Northern Ireland? My understanding is that Police Scotland does not record ethnicity either for perpetrators or for victims, and …”

“Exactly.”

“Yes, sadly.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and I particularly welcome the funding for tackling antisemitism on campus, which is a well-documented problem. When the original guidance on the Act was published, it took an approach to free speech that did not take account of the limitations on freedom of expression …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to Ellen Roome in the most genuine and heartfelt way for what she has achieved and what she does. The pain she has been through is utterly unimaginable. What we can do today, as I hope the Minister’s response will, is make her bravery worth whil…”