Speeches by Brewer.

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I thank the Petitions Committee for selecting this timely topic for debate. From my experience running a women’s refuge and serving on the Women and Equalities Committee, I have seen how our criminal justice system disproportionately lets down vulnerable wome…”

“I absolutely agree; that is a fear that I share. Nicola went to hospital to seek care, but was instead passed to the police. She was charged with carrying out an illegal abortion, a nightmare that lasted four and half years before she was acquitted unanimously by a jury. These incidents reflect a system that increasing…”

“My first question is to Janaya: do the Government need to introduce an offence classifying misogyny or extreme misogynistic speech as a hate crime?”

“Essentially, it is intention followed by resource?”

“Fabulous, thank you. Janaya, if I could come to you. Is demonetisation effective or does misogynistic content need to be removed altogether?”

“This is fascinating. Can I start by asking you, Jacob, to what extent current moderation policies on social media platforms are effective in preventing this content from spreading?”

“That is devastating, but very interesting.”

“Very quickly, and then I will need to move on.”

“Thank you, that is very helpful. Given the sharing and cross-platform nature of how this works, would you say that it is not just difficult to ban content from influencers, but it is impossible to do?”

“Lisa, just coming back to you very quickly, if a content creator is demonetised, can that content creator and the platform continue to earn money directly or indirectly from that content?”

“Coming back to you very briefly, Jacob, you mentioned about de-platforming and we have just touched on that. Does it work or does it actually pose a risk? Do they move to platforms with less moderation, or to mainstream television? Does it work or is it counterproductive?”

“That leads me very nicely to the final question. Briefly, what other policies or legislation do you think need to be enacted by the Government in order to address the harm of the manosphere? If you could pick one thing, what would it be?”

“Thank you. Professor Heneghan, are you also seeing an increase in patients with these symptoms?”

“Professor Nanayakkara, what percentage of women who get breast implants report negative side effects, and do you know why all women are not affected equally?”

“You have touched on this a little, but to what extent does the removal of a breast implant completely alleviate the symptoms?”

“Professor Coleman, what research has been done on the causes of breast implant illness?”

“In the light of the picture across the EU and the irony of the situation, do you think it would be better if legislation prevented breast implants from containing silicones like D4?”

“Professor Nanayakkara, can you outline the symptoms referred to as breast implant illness—we have covered this a bit, so just succinctly?”

“Have you seen a rise in patients reporting these symptoms?”

“A piece of technology that already exists that can prevent hydrocephalus is the humble tape measure. The Secretary of State said that he would ask the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to conduct a review of the frequency with which infants’ heads should be measured to allow us to detect hydrocephalus e…”